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  "id": 3339281,
  "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-3339281",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-25T20:00:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National Business",
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    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2026/08/25/syrias-kurdish-led-sdf-dissolves-as-fighters-join-state-forces/"
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  "summary": "Kurdish leader Mazloum Abdi announced on Tuesday the dissolution of the Syrian Democratic Forces, completing a deal to integrate the US-backed force into Syria’s state institutions. Speaking in Damascus, Mr Abdi described the move as “mission complete”. “We declare, from today, the termination of the Syrian Democratic Forces’ mandate and the disbandment of the Syrian Democratic Forces as an…",
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        "title": "Kurdish-led group in Syria says it has dissolved after merging with the army",
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        "title": "Kurdish-led group in Syria says it has dissolved after merging with the army",
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        "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"
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        "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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