SDF chief joins official Syrian delegation during meeting with top US diplomat Rubio

Mazloum Abdi, head of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), has joined the official Syrian delegation meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Abdi was pictured sitting alongside Syrian Foreign Minister Assad al-Shaibani in the meeting with Rubio. US Special Envoy for Syria Tom Barrack posted the picture as well in a post on X, writing: “A picture is worth a thousand words — a new beginning.”