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  "id": 3324609,
  "title": "Kurdish-led group in Syria says it has dissolved after merging with the army",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/kurdish-led-group-in-syria-says-it-has-dissolved-after-merging-with",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T18:22:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/world/2026/08/25/kurdish-led-group-in-syria-says-it-has-dissolved-after-merging-with-the-army"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The commander of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces announced Tuesday the official dissolution of the group, which merged with the Syrian army. The SDF once governed a de facto autonomous region in northeast Syria. The move came after the group lost most of its territory to a government offensive in January. In a press conference at the presidential palace in Damascus, Mazloum Abdi stated the SDF had completed its merger with the Syrian army and would no longer function as an independent force.",
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    "Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces dissolved on Tuesday",
    "Group merged with Syrian army, no longer independent",
    "Commander Mazloum Abdi announced dissolution at Damascus palace"
  ],
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  "illustration": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Kurdish-led group in Syria says it has dissolved after merging with the army",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/kurdish-led-group-in-syria-says-it-has-dissolved-after-merging-with",
        "published": "2026-08-25T18:48:06.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "Kurdish-led group in Syria says it has dissolved after merging with the army",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/kurdish-led-group-in-syria-says-it-has-dissolved-after-merging-with-3332842",
        "published": "2026-08-25T18:53:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Kurdish-led forces in Syria dissolve after merging with the army",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/kurdish-led-forces-in-syria-dissolve-after-merging-with-the-army",
        "published": "2026-08-25T19:13:52.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Syria's Kurdish-led SDF dissolves as part of integration with Damascus",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/syrias-kurdish-led-sdf-dissolves-as-part-of-integration-with-damascus",
        "published": "2026-08-25T19:46:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "Syria’s Kurdish-led SDF dissolves as fighters join state forces",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/syrias-kurdish-led-sdf-dissolves-as-fighters-join-state-forces",
        "published": "2026-08-25T20:00:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "Kurdish-led group in Syria says it has dissolved after merging with the army",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/kurdish-led-group-in-syria-says-it-has-dissolved-after-merging-with",
        "published": "2026-08-25T20:38:47.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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