Kurdish army SDF in Syria dissolves

25. August 2026, 22:45

Mazloum Abdi is the leader of the Kurdish army SDF. He speaks on Tuesday in the palace in Damascus. He says: The SDF does not exist anymore. The group was free for over 10 years. Now the group becomes part of the Syrian army.

The Kurds had an own rule in the north of Syria. They fight well against the group Islamischer Staat. This is in the year 2019. The USA help the Kurds in this fight.

In January there is a contract with the new government. Ahmed al-Sharaa is the leader of Syria now. He promises new rights to the Kurds. They can learn Kurdish in school for example. Syrian guards move into the land of the Kurds now.

Syria wants to be one country. The USA take Syria from a list for terror. This helps the trade in the country. Mazloum Abdi says: A time of peace begins.

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Definitions

SDF: This is a team of different groups in Syria. Most fighters are Kurds. They fight terror groups for a long time.
Islamischer Staat: This is a group of bad people. They bring fear and pain with power. They call themselves IS.

People

Mazloum Abdi: He is an important leader of the Kurds in Syria. He was the chief of the army SDF.
Ahmed al-Sharaa: He is the current chief of the government in Syria. He leads the country after the fall of Bashar al-Assad.

Locations

Syria: Syria is a country in the Middle East. There was war for many years.
Damascus: Damascus is the capital city of the country Syria. The government sits there.

Sources

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