# Syria ends Kurdish autonomy as government tightens control of northeast

https://mins.news/en/video/47306

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-09-06 12:32 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10o6QvZjDGA

> The Syrian government is tightening control over the northeast after the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces were disbanded at the end of August, ending more than a decade of de facto Kurdish autonomy. In Kurdish-majority cities including Qamishli and Hasakah, residents cautiously hope integration into a new Syria will bring greater political participation and recognition of Kurdish rights.

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