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  "id": 3845909,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T23:51:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
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    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/syria-president-appoints-kurdish-leader-mazloum-abdi-as-his-adviser-1.500654829"
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  "account": "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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      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "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": "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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