Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa vows rights for Kurds

• President Ahmad al-Sharaa addresses Kurdish community, stresses equality and unity.
• Decree announced to guarantee Kurdish rights under law.

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa delivered a direct message to Syria’s Kurdish community, emphasizing equality, protection, and national unity, according to the state news agency SANA.

Equality above identity

Addressing Kurds across the country, Sharaa said faith and integrity outweigh ethnic identity. “God has elevated righteousness and piety above belonging. There is no superiority of Arab over Kurd, Turk, or anyone else except through piety and personal integrity, regardless of origin,” he said.

Warning against incitement

Al-Sharaa cautioned Kurds against narratives suggesting hostility toward them. “O our Kurdish people, descendants of Saladin, beware of believing the claim that we wish you harm. By God, whoever harms you is our adversary until Judgment Day. Your life is our life,” he said. He added that the state seeks “only the welfare of the country and the people, development, reconstruction, and the unity of the nation.”

Decree on Kurdish rights

The president announced what he described as a special decree for Kurds. “I am honored today to issue a special decree for our Kurdish people that guarantees their rights and certain specificities by force of law,” he said, without detailing the provisions.

Call for return and participation

Al-Sharaa also urged those forcibly displaced to return. “I call on everyone who was forced to leave their land to return safely and securely, without condition or restriction except laying down arms,” he said, inviting broad participation in rebuilding the country and safeguarding its unity.