The Kurdish-led administration in northwestern Syria on Sunday rejected the legitimacy of the new national government formed by the coalition that toppled longtime autocrat Bashar al-Assad in December.
“Any government that does not reflect the country’s diversity and plurality cannot ensure proper governance of Syria,” it said in a statement a day after the announcement of the government’s formation.
“As a result, we do not consider ourselves bound by the implementation or enforcement of decisions made by this government,” the statement added.
President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Saturday announced a transitional government replacing the caretaker authorities in place since al-Assad’s ouster.
Its 23 members only includes one Kurdish member who is not from the territory under the control of the Kurdish administration.
Last month, the Kurdish administration struck a deal to integrate into state institutions, with the new leadership seeking to unify the country after more than 13 years of civil war.
A coalition led by al-Sharaa’s group “Hayat Tahrir al-Sham” (HTS) seized power in Syria on December 8 after a lightning offensive ended the al-Assad family’s five decades of iron-fisted rule.
Al-Sharaa was named interim president in January.
Agencies
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