PNN – Months after the signing of the March 10 agreement between the Jolani regime and forces known as the “SDF,” the persistence of disagreements and foreign interventions has cast uncertainty over the future of this agreement.
According to the report of Pakistan News Network, the postponement of the trip by “Mazloum Abdi,” the leader of forces known as the “SDF” and the negotiation delegation of northeastern Syria to Damascus under the pretext of “technical problems,” has increased speculation about the fate of the so-called “March 10” agreement between this group and the regime of “Abu Mohammad al-Jolani,” the self-proclaimed president of Syria.
In this regard, “Yasser al-Najjar,” a political affairs analyst, in an interview with Sputnik News Agency, emphasized that the SDF, at the current juncture, is attempting to impose new conditions on the negotiation process by betting on the failure of the Jolani regime.
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He added: “Field tensions in Aleppo and border areas indicate that the SDF, with a time-wasting approach, seeks to include clauses outside the framework of the March 2025 agreement.”
On the other hand, “Riyadh Darar,” the former co-chair of the so-called “Syrian Democratic Council,” rejecting claims of the talks’ failure, announced that negotiations are still ongoing, but there are serious obstacles, particularly regarding the manner of military integration of the forces, which have prevented rapid progress in the talks.
“Lamar Arkandi,” a Syrian researcher, also pointed to the atmosphere prevailing over the talks, stating that the lack of mutual trust between the parties plays a fundamental role in slowing down the negotiation process.
In this context, “Ahmad al-Musallama,” a Syrian analyst, considered internal disagreements within the SDF’s structure as a determining factor in prolonging the negotiation process and emphasized that these divisions will likely push Damascus and the SDF toward holding new rounds of talks; something which, according to him, will not yield results without achieving internal consensus and agreement among the Kurds.
Analysts believe that in the new political conditions of Syria and following the developments in the country’s governing structure, the future of the March 10 agreement depends more than any other factor on the extent of commitment by forces known as the “SDF” to Syria’s national sovereignty and this group’s retreat from supranational demands aligned with the interests of foreign actors, particularly the United States.
The March 10 agreement between the Jolani regime and forces known as the “SDF” was signed with the aim of establishing a framework for political and security dialogues and reducing tensions in northeastern Syria. This agreement focused on ceasing field confrontations, initiating talks about integrating military and administrative structures, and emphasizing Syria’s unity and territorial integrity. However, disagreements over how to implement the agreement’s provisions and the SDF’s continued ties with foreign actors have posed serious challenges to its operationalization.