The Researcher at the Omran Center for Strategic Studies, Muhsen AlMustafa, ruled out the possibility of a military clash at the current stage, noting the absence of any indications pointing to that. AlMustafa, who specializes in civil-military relations, clarified that the new administration prefers to avoid bloodshed in resolving conflicts, while keeping the military option open should peaceful solutions falter.

He pointed out that the present disputes are not merely military but also political, which makes the negotiation file complex and in need of more time to narrow the gap between the parties. He added that the main military dispute revolves around the integration of the SDF into the new Syrian army as a principal bloc, a proposal rejected by the new administration, while the political dispute centers on the SDF’s demands for federalism, something Damascus rejects for any Syrian region.