DAMASCUS,— Syria’s defence ministry announced Tuesday that Sipan Hamo, a senior commander of the Kurdish People’s Protection Units YPG, has been named deputy defence minister for the country’s eastern region.
A ministry official said in a statement, “Sipan Hamo has been appointed Assistant Minister of Defence for the eastern region.”
The appointment comes as part of a U.S.-mediated integration deal signed on January 29, 2026 between Syrian Democratic Forces commander, Geneal Mazloum Abdi, and Syrian interim Islamist President Ahmed al-Sharaa.
The YPG is the main force within the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, which controlled nearly a third of Syria before government Islamist forces launched a rapid offensive in January, reclaiming large parts of the territory.
Hamo is considered a key figure in talks with the SDF’s future and its integration into a new national army after the fall of President Bashar al-Assad at the end of 2024.
The YPG serves as the de facto military of the Kurdish administration in Syrian Kurdistan (Rojava).
In mid-January, Hamo told local media that the Kurds were not seeking secession and emphasized that they envisioned their future within Syria.
(With files from Reuters)
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