Mazlum Abdi, former SDF leader and advisor to the Syrian president:
"We are entering a new process, and we are open to criticism. It is incorrect to say that we surrendered, just as it is incorrect to say that we defeated the state. This i...
Mazlum Abdi, former SDF leader and advisor to the Syrian president:
"We are entering a new process, and we are open to criticism. It is incorrect to say that we surrendered, just as it is incorrect to say that we defeated the state. This is a mutually beneficial process for both the Kurdish people and the Syrian state.
Our demands were naturally higher, but the independent political, military, and economic status we held for the last 15 years was always temporary. The priority now is a solid, permanent status within Syria. Compared to the Ba'ath era, joining this new state under a legal framework that recognizes our Kurdish identity is a massive success.
By integrating into the state, we will continue to govern our own region, managing administrative and military affairs locally on behalf of the Syrian state."
Gen. Mazloum Abdi, commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces, officially announces the dissolution of the SDF and the Kurdish self-administration in northeast Syria, along with all affiliated military and civilian organizations. Full integration into Syrian state institutions to follow.
SDF chief Mazloum Abdi declares the integration of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Asayish security forces into Syria’s Defense and Interior Ministries complete.
The move formally places the SDF under the Defense Ministry and Asayish forces under the Interior Ministry, according to Abdi.
The Kurdish autonomous administration in northeastern Syria is expected to be dissolved within the coming week, with the SDF folded into the Syrian army, senior Kurdish commander Sippan Hamo said. Hamo, now Deputy Defense Minister, said "the role of the SDF is over."
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