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Syria appoints Kurdish YPG commander Sipan Hamo deputy defence minister

ReutersMar 10, 2026 2:03 PM

- Syria's defence ministry said on Tuesday that Sipan Hamo, commander of the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG), had been appointed deputy defence minister for the country's eastern territories.

The move is seen as part of implementing a U.S.-brokered integration agreement signed on January 29 between Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) commander Mazloum Abdi and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa.

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