# Syria’s president appoints former Kurdish-led SDF commander as adviser

https://mins.news/en/item/34988

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-27 23:09 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/27/syrias-president-appoints-ex-commander-of-kurdish-led-sdf-as-advisor?traffic_source=rss

> Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has appointed Mazloum Abdi, leader of the recently dissolved Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, as an adviser to the presidency. The move follows Abdi’s announcement that the SDF had been disbanded and integrated into the Syrian military.

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