Sipan Hamo
Sipan Hamo | |
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| Native name | Sîpan Hemo |
| Allegiance | .svg.png){kind=small}  Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) |
| Branch |  Syrian Democratic Forces
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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 Sergey Shoygu 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]
References
- ^ Kurdistan24 (2017-09-16). Karzan Sulaivany (ed.). "Syrian army bombards Kurdish-led forces in Deir al-Zor". Syrian army bombards Kurdish-led forces in Deir al-Zor. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
- ^ Asia Times
- ^ One Turkish soldier killed, military death toll hits 31 since Af http://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/turkey/110220181 , @RudawEnglish
- ^ 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.
See also
- Mazloum Abdi
- Nuri Mahmoud
- Nureddin Sofi