Syrian Democratic Forces complete integration with Syrian state, says Mazloum Abdi

Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) commander Mazloum Abdi announced on Thursday that the integration of Kurdish civil and military institutions into the Syrian state has been fully completed. This marks a significant development following an eight-month integration process that concluded on January 29, 2021. The integration agreement was signed between the SDF and Syrian President Ahmed Shar a just months prior.

Abdi delivered the announcement at a ceremony celebrating the centenary of Qamishli, a city in northeastern Syria. He stated, "The phase of integrating military, security, and administrative institutions into national state bodies has been completed." This integration had been underway for years, with Kurdish forces playing a pivotal role in battling Daesh during the Syrian conflict that began in 2011.

By establishing a self-administration with organized civil and military institutions, the Kurds had taken control of areas previously under their administration.

The SDF's integration into Syrian state institutions involved the entry of security forces into Hasakah and Qamishli, as well as the transfer of civil and government institutions, border crossings, and crossings to state control. This process aimed to reintegrate these areas into the Syrian national framework, consolidating the SDF's role within the larger Syrian state structure.