8 Clauses of the Agreement to Integrate SDF
The Syrian Democratic Forces and government agreed on integrating 100,000 SDF members into national forces to enhance security and combat ISIS, officials said.
- On October 11, Mazloum Abdi said he reached a preliminary verbal agreement with Damascus to integrate the SDF into the Syrian army, though no formal document has been signed.
- Washington proposed forming a joint force between the SDF and the Syrian army to sustain the fight against ISIS, and Abdi accepted this as part of a comprehensive Syrian‑Syrian solution for stability.
- Military and security delegations have travelled to Damascus to restructure the SDF, which has around 100,000 members, under the Syrian defence ministry framework.
- A comprehensive ceasefire was agreed across northern and northeastern Syria with immediate implementation, and talks aim to amend the constitution to include March 10 Agreement terms and Kurdish rights, Abdi said.
- The delegation credited the French Foreign Ministry, U.S. Central Command, and the U.S. Embassy in Turkey for facilitating talks, while Abdi said success hinges on Turkey's role and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged integration.
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Syrian Kurdish leader says reached first deal on merging forces with regular army
Syrian Kurdish leader Mazloum Abdi has announced to AFP that he had reached a "preliminary agreement" with Damascus on the integration of his troops into Syria's military and security forces.Abdi, who heads the powerful Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), had met Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus last week, along with US envoy Tom Barrack and US commander Brad Cooper.
The leader of the Syrian democratic forces, Masdoum Abdi, revealed that a preliminary agreement had been reached with the Syrian Government on the mechanism for the integration of his forces within the Ministries of Defence and the Interior. In an interview with France Press, he announced that talks were currently taking place between the two parties in the capital city of Damascus. Within a military base in the city of Hasakeh (north-east) of S…
Middle East Summary, October 13, 2025. FDS leader Mazloum Abdi announces an agreement with Damascus to integrate the Kurdish-led military and security forces into the Ministries of Defence and Interior. The commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces (FDS), Mazloum Abdi, announced Monday the existence of a “agreement [...] Syrian Entry. FDS and Damascus reach initial agreement for institutional integration was first published in Latin American Sum…
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