Syria regime, opposition reject Kurdish 'federal region'
AFP
March 17, 2016 07:53 MYT
March 17, 2016 07:53 MYT
Fighters from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are transported to the front line of the town of al-Shadadi in the northeastern Syrian province of Hasakeh, on February 19, 2016. - AFP photo
Syria's government and an opposition coalition on Thursday rejected the announcement by Kurdish parties of a federal region in the country's north.
Citing a foreign ministry official, Syria's state news agency SANA said the declaration "has no legal basis" and would "encroach on Syria's territorial unity."
The opposition National Coalition meanwhile warned against "any attempt to form entities, regions, or administrations that usurp the will of the Syrian people."