Turkiye warns Syrian Kurdish ‘patience running out’

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said terrorist group ISIS (Daesh) remains a serious threat but can be contained through coordinated regional action, stressing that Turkiye and Syria now have “a healthy cooperation right now” following the end of the civil war this time last year.

1news.media informs, according to Aanadolu Agency, “Turkiye has been a very experienced country in the region in counter-terrorism,” he said, citing its decades of fighting PKK terrorism.

He added that Syria’s new authorities have joined the International Coalition Against ISIS, signing relevant documents in Washington, DC last month. “We should never allow any terrorist element to derail the Syrian people and state on its way to recovery,” Fidan said.

Fidan also warned that delays in integrating the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) into the new Syrian security framework threaten national unity.

“We are not happy with the speed of the process” of integration, he said, adding that patience among relevant actors “is running out.”

He stressed that all armed groups must fall under the authority of Syria’s Defense Ministry, warning that parallel military structures undermine sovereignty. “(The) SDF should understand… their commitment to the Agreement of 10th of March should be honored,” he said.

On the Russia–Ukraine war, Fidan said Turkiye supports US-led mediation efforts and believes the sides are nearing an agreement.

“They are very close to reach a deal now,” he said, crediting Trump and his team for intensifying mediation efforts and noting growing European engagement.

Any agreement, he said, would ultimately need legitimacy among the Ukrainian public, possibly through parliamentary or public mechanisms.