Syria’s president appoints ex-commander of Kurdish-led SDF as advisor
Kurdish leader appointed to the role days after the dissolution of the force he commanded. Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has appointed Mazloum Abdi, leader of the now-dissolved Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), as a presidential advisor.
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Key Facts
- Fact 1: Al-Sharaa issued Decree No 164, appointing Abdi as “as an advisor to the Presidency of the Republic” on Thursday, the Syrian state news agency Sana reported.
- Fact 2: Al-Sharaa and Abdi first agreed to fold the SDF into the central government in March 2025.
- Fact 3: A ceasefire that ended the fighting placed Raqqa, Deir Az Zor and Hasakah under central government control and committed the SDF to join the defence and interior ministries under a 14-point plan.
- Fact 4: Alongside the military track, al-Sharaa issued a decree in January recognising Kurdish as a national language and restoring citizenship to Syria Kurds, the first formal recognition of Kurdish rights since Syria’s independence in 1946.
Kurdish leader appointed to the role days after the dissolution of the force he commanded. Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has appointed Mazloum Abdi, leader of the now-dissolved Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), as a presidential advisor.
Al-Sharaa issued Decree No 164, appointing Abdi as “as an advisor to the Presidency of the Republic” on Thursday, the Syrian state news agency Sana reported. Kurdish-led SDF announces dissolution after merging with Syria’s military Kurdish-led SDF has dissolved, but has Syria really unified its military? What’s behind the SDF’s deal with Damascus?
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