Sipan Hamo
Sipan Hamo | |
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 Hamo in 2025 | |
| Native name | Sîpan Hemo |
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| Rank | General commander |
| Known for | High-ranking commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces |
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Sipan Hamo (Kurdish: Sîpan Hemo) is the general commander of the People's Defense Units (YPG), and a member of the general command of the Syrian Democratic Forces.
In October 2017, he travelled to Russia to meet with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Chief-of-Staff Valery Gerasimov over the future of Deir ez-Zour and Raqqa.[1] Hamo was the highest SDF officer to travel to Russia since the beginning of the Syrian civil war.[2] In February 2018, Hamo commented on Russia's lack of intervention in response to Turkey's Operation Olive Branch entering SDF-held Afrin canton, stating that Russia was making a strategic mistake.[3]
A photo of Hamo was first published in August 2025 by the pro-Kurdish Turkish media outlet Nûmedya24 which conducted the first publicized interview with Hamo.[4]
In an extensive interview with the SDF Media Center on 18 October 2025, Hamo emphasized that the upcoming steps taken by the Damascus government will be the decisive factor in determining the fate of the integration process — “whether it accelerates, slows down, or perhaps freezes entirely”.[5]
References
- ^ Kurdistan24 (16 September 2017). Karzan Sulaivany (ed.). "Syrian army bombards Kurdish-led forces in Deir al-Zor". Syrian army bombards Kurdish-led forces in Deir al-Zor. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
- ^ Moubayed, Sami (17 October 2017). "Syrian endgame is nigh as rival factions look to cut deals". Asia Times. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
- ^ "One Turkish soldier killed, military death toll hits 31 since Afrin operation". Rudaw. 11 February 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
- ^ Nedim Türfent; Diyar Ciwan (8 August 2025). "DSG'den 'entegrasyon' ve 'silahsızlanma' şartı — Sîpan Hemo: Elimizdeki silahlar, Suriye'nin ortak silahı olacak" [SDF demands on 'integration' and 'disarmament' — Sîpan Hemo: The weapons we have will be Syria's common weapon] (in Turkish). Nûmedya24.
- ^ "Sipan Hemo: The SDF Is Ready to Join Syria's National Army — On the Condition of Preserving Its Identity". Kurdistan 24. Retrieved 18 October 2025.