Syrian Kurdish leader announces SDF dissolution after its integration into army
Summary
The leader of Syria’s Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Mazloum Abdi, announced the group’s end after its fighters joined the Syrian army. This change came as part of a deal with the Syrian government aimed at ending years of conflict and integrating Kurdish forces into the state.Key Facts
- The SDF was a Kurdish-led group formed in 2015 with U.S. support, fighting against the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria.
- Mazloum Abdi declared the SDF dissolved in a speech from the presidential palace in Damascus on August 25, 2026.
- The SDF fighters have now been integrated into the Syrian army’s brigades.
- The group once had about 100,000 fighters, including Kurds and Arabs, and controlled parts of northeastern Syria.
- In January 2026, Kurdish forces lost territory to Syrian government troops, leading to the integration agreement.
- Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa issued a decree recognizing Kurdish national rights and Kurdish as a national language.
- Some Arab members of the SDF left after government forces regained control over some Kurdish-held provinces.
- Turkey views the SDF as linked to the PKK, which it considers a terrorist group, and has attacked Kurdish areas in Syria multiple times since 2016.
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