Syria president appoints Kurdish leader Mazloum Abdi as his adviser
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa appointed Kurdish leader Mazloum Abdi as a presidential adviser, state media said on Friday, days after Abdi announced the dissolution of his Kurdish forces under an integration deal with Damascus. "Mustafa Khalil Abdi is appointed as adviser to the presidency of the republic," announced the decree, signed by Sharaa and published by state news agency SANA.
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa appointed Kurdish leader Mazloum Abdi as a presidential adviser on Friday, according to state media. Abdi is known by several names and had led the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a Washington-backed group that fought against the Islamic State jihadist group. On Tuesday, he announced the dissolution of the SDF as part of an integration deal with Damascus made in January.
The integration deal was a significant victory for Sharaa but ended Kurdish hopes for autonomy. US special envoy to Syria Tom Barrack praised the integration as a diplomatic solution strengthening Syria's sovereignty. Abdi confirmed that the SDF's dissolution followed the completion of integrating their forces into Syrian army brigades.
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