Syrian Kurds announce completion of civil, military integration with Damascus
The deal follows months of talks and gives Damascus control of Qamishli airport and key oil fields, according to officials.
- On December 6, 2024, Mazloum Abdi announced the integration of Kurdish military, security, and administrative institutions into the Syrian state is complete, marking the end of months of negotiations in Qamishli.
- The integration follows a January agreement between Abdi and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa that called for full institutional incorporation, a move Washington deemed "historic."
- Formed in 2015 with United States backing to fight the Islamic State, the SDF amassed around 100,000 fighters before Washington shifted support to post-Assad authorities after Bashar al-Assad's fall in 2024.
- Mutlu Civiroglu, a Washington-based analyst, warned that dissolving the SDF marks the "bitter end" of Kurdish strength in Syria, effectively ending the Kurds' dream of autonomy.
- Abdi emphasized that institutional integration is finished, yet the struggle for Kurdish rights continues as the group seeks to cement their people's status within the national constitution.
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The leader of the Syrian Democratic Forces announced on Thursday the completion of the integration of Kurdish institutions into the Syrian state, in accordance with the agreement signed in January with DamascusKurdish leader Mazloum Abdi announced on Thursday the end of the process of the integration of Kurdish civil and military institutions into the institutions of the Syrian state, ringing the gloom of hopes for the autonomy of this minority.…
The Kurds and the Damascus regime had concluded an agreement in January under which their forces and administrations should be gradually integrated into the Syrian state. "Our struggle will continue to ensure that the legitimate rights of our people are enshrined in the Constitution," says Kurdish leader Mazloum Abdi.
Syrian Kurds announce completion of civil, military integration with Damascus
The announcement follows months of negotiations between the two sides after a January agreement that called for the full integration of Kurdish civil and military institutions into the state -- a move Washington deemed "historic". "I want to say that the phase of integrating military, security and administrative institutions into national state institutions is complete and finished," Abdi, who heads the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, said…
Abdi, the leader of the SDF, which is linked to the PKK terrorist organization, stated that "the process of military, security, and administrative unification within Syrian state institutions has come to an end."
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