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Syrian president appoints Kurdish leader his adviser

Mazloum Abdi, the commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces, announced on August 25 that the military force will be dissolved and integrated with the Syrian army

Syrian President for the transitional period Ahmed al-Sharaa Gavriil Grigorov/TASS

Syrian President for the transitional period Ahmed al-Sharaa

© Gavriil Grigorov/TASS

CAIRO, August 28. /TASS/. Syrian President for the transitional period Ahmed al-Sharaa appointed the commander of the disbanded Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Mazloum Abdi as his advisor in an executive order, published by the SANA news agency.

"Mustafa Abdi bin Halil (Mazloum Abdi’s real name - TASS) is appointed an adviser to the president of the republic," the document says.

On August 25, Abdi announced that the SDF will be dissolved and integrated with the Syrian army.

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