Kurdish Supreme Committee
The High Committee Kurdish (Kurdish Desteya Bilind a Kurd, abbreviation DBK; Arab الهيئة الكردية العليا ) is an administrative body and the opposition alliance of Kurds in Syria, based in Kobanê (Ain al-Arab ). The highest authority of the DBK consists of ten members, five members shall be provided by the Party of the Democratic Union, as well as by the Kurdish National Council. The founding during the Syrian civil war goes back to an agreement in Arbil in northern Iraq on July 11, 2012, under the auspices of Masud Barzani. The formation of such a committee went ahead innerkurdische voltages and the associated intention, the Kurdish opposition in Syria to some.
A further amendment to the contract was negotiated in Arbil again in November 2012, which stipulates, among other things, the establishment of a common Kurdish military leadership. This was preceded by an attack al -Qaeda near rebel groups such as the al - Nusra front on the Kurdish border town of Ras al - Ain, as well as inconsistencies to remain thousands in northern Iraq militarily trained Kurds from Syria. Despite plans to create a joint military command were no concrete steps towards realizing (as of February 2013). An official military arm of DBK are the people's defense units.
The DBK decided in December 2012 the National Coalition of Syrian Revolutionary and opposition forces to join, if the latter accepts the Kurdish demands for accession. The requirements include, among other things, that the Kurds 15 % of the seats obtained represent the Vice President of the National Coalition and the future, the official name " Syrian Arab Republic " will changed to " Republic of Syria."