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  "id": 3832941,
  "title": "Mazloum Abdi, from champion of Syria Kurdish autonomy to presidential adviser",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/mazloum-abdi-from-champion-of-syria-kurdish-autonomy-to-presidential",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T22:30:25.000Z",
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    "name": "Al-Monitor",
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    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/08/mazloum-abdi-champion-syria-kurdish-autonomy-presidential-adviser"
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  "summary": "Mazloum Abdi, who has been appointed as adviser to Syria's presidency, is shifting into politics after years as a Kurdish military leader heading internationally backed fighters who battled Islamic State group jihadists in Syria. From joining the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in 1990 through to announcing the dissolution of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) this week, Abdi has…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Syrian president appoints SDF leader Mazloum Abdi as adviser",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/syrian-president-appoints-sdf-leader-mazloum-abdi-as-adviser",
        "published": "2026-08-27T22:10:44.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Syria president appoints Kurdish leader Mazloum Abdi as his adviser",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/syria-president-appoints-kurdish-leader-mazloum-abdi-as-his-adviser",
        "published": "2026-08-27T22:30:25.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Syria’s president appoints ex-commander of Kurdish-led SDF as advisor",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/syrias-president-appoints-ex-commander-of-kurdish-led-sdf-as-advisor",
        "published": "2026-08-27T23:09:41.000Z"
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        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "Syria President Appoints Kurdish Leader Mazloum Abdi As His Adviser",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/syria-president-appoints-kurdish-leader-mazloum-abdi-as-his-adviser-3847805",
        "published": "2026-08-27T23:23:36.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Syria president appoints Kurdish leader Mazloum Abdi as his adviser",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/syria-president-appoints-kurdish-leader-mazloum-abdi-as-his-adviser-3845909",
        "published": "2026-08-27T23:51:32.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Syria’s president appoints Kurdish leader Mazloum Abdi as his adviser",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/syrias-president-appoints-kurdish-leader-mazloum-abdi-as-his-adviser",
        "published": "2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z"
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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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