# Kurdish-led Syrian forces dissolve after merging with army

https://mins.news/en/item/32200

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-25 19:13 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/25/kurdish-led-forces-in-syria-dissolve-after-merging-with-the-army?traffic_source=rss

> Mazloum Abdi, leader of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, announced that the group had completed its merger with the Syrian army and would no longer operate as an independent military force. He also backed preserving education in Kurdish, describing the move as a step toward peace, stability and reconstruction in Syria.

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