Syria Reaches Deal to Integrate SDF within State Institutions, Presidency Says

Syria reached a landmark deal to integrate the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) with state institutions, the Syrian presidency said on Monday.

The deal was signed by interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa and Mazloum Abdi, the commander of the SDF.

The deal marks a major breakthrough that would bring most of Syria under the control of the government led by the group that led the ousting of President Bashar al-Assad in December.

The deal to be implemented by the end of the year would bring all border crossings with Iraq and Türkiye in the northeast, airports and oil fields under the control of the central government.

Syria’s Kurds will gain their rights including teaching and using their language, which were banned for decades under Assad.