Mazloum Abdi

Mazloum Abdi
Mazloum Abdi in 2019
Birth nameFarhad Abdi Shaheen
Other name(s)Noms de guerre:
Şahîn Cilo[a],
Mazloum Abdî[b]
Born1967 (age 57–58)
Kobani, Syria
Allegiance Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (2012–present)
Service / branch Kurdistan Workers' Party (~1990-2011)[1]

Syrian Democratic Forces (2015–present)

Years of service~1990–present
RankGeneral Commander
Battles / warsKurdish–Turkish conflict
Syrian Civil War

Farhad Abdi Shaheen[2] (Kurdish: فەرهاد عەبدی شاهین, romanizedFerhad Ebdî Şahîn; Arabic: فرهاد عبدي شاهين), better known by his nom de guerre Mazlum Kobane,[3][c] is a Syrian Kurdish military leader, serving as the commander-in-chief[d] of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).[10][11]


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  1. ^ Wright, Robin (4 April 2019). "How Trump Betrayed the General Who Defeated ISIS". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2024-12-01. "For a period of time, I served in P.K.K. ranks," Mazloum told me. "Öcalan was working here, and the people here had loyalty to him. But the Y.P.G. is not a terrorist organization. Always the Turks like to paint everything in Syria like it's the P.K.K., but this is not true." Yet Mazloum has relatives who are still with the P.K.K. Huge posters of Öcalan adorned every Y.P.G. and S.D.F. base I visited.
  2. ^ Wilgenburg, Wladimir van (3 May 2019). "Syrian Kurdish leader reveals indirect negotiations with Turkey". Kurdistan24. Kurdistan 24. Archived from the original on 28 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Mazlum Kobane says Biden can advance peace in Turkey". KurdPress. 27 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Commander Of Syrian Democratic Forces Reacts To Trump Pulling Troops From Border". NPR.org.
  5. ^ Chulov, Martin; Hawramy, Fazel (1 May 2017). "Ever-closer ties between US and Kurds stoke Turkish border tensions | Martin Chulov and Fazel Hawramy". The Guardian. Guardian News & Media Limited. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Ebdî: Em ê hêzeke leşkerî ava bikin ya ku wê bibe garantiya Sûriyeyê". ANF News (in Kurdish). 24 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  7. ^ Said, Rodi (13 December 2018). Francis, Ellen; Perry, Tom; Chopra, Toby (eds.). "Exclusive: U.S.-backed SDF vows to fight any Turkish attack in north Syria". Reuters. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
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  10. ^ Williams, Holly (October 2018). "What remains to be done in the final phase of America's war on ISIS". CBS News. CBS Interactive Inc. CBS. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  11. ^ Smith, Hannah Lucinda (2019-10-24). "Senators call on Trump to invite Kurdish general Mazloum Kobani to Washington". The Times. Retrieved 2019-10-25.

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