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Syrian Kurdish leader dissolves force that spearheaded jihadist fight

France 24 (AFP) · 2026

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Report dated 25 August 2026.

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EstablishedFrance 24 reported that on 25 August 2026, in a televised speech from the presidential palace in Damascus, Mazloum Abdi announced the end of the SDF's mission after its fighters were integrated into Syrian army brigades; the force had peaked at about 100,000 fighters.EstablishedDuring the January 2026 fighting between government forces and the SDF, President Ahmed al-Sharaa signed a decree recognising Kurdish national rights and Kurdish as a national language, which France 24 described as unprecedented since Syrian independence in 1946.