# Syrian Kurdish leader announces SDF dissolution after army integration

https://mins.news/en/item/32190

- France 24, 2026-08-25 18:49 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260825-syrian-kurdish-leader-dissolves-force-that-spearheaded-jihadist-fight

> Mazloum Abdi, commander-in-chief of the Syrian Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, announced the group’s dissolution in a televised speech from Damascus’s presidential palace on Tuesday. He said the move followed the integration of SDF fighters into the Syrian military and marked a major victory for President Ahmed al-Sharaa.

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