Dr. Rasheed Alhaj Saleh
Former dean of the College of Arts, Furat University, Syria. Alhaj Saleh is currently the Editor-in-Chief of Kalamoon: The Syrian Journal for Social Sciences and Humanities.
The Predicament of Sub-State Actors: Why the SDF Cannot Return to Politics
Editor’s Note
The following essay was originally published in Arabic on the Syria TV website on 25 January 2026, one week before the Syrian Democratic...