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flag Kurdish leader Mazloum Abdi met Damascus officials in Jan 2026 to advance SDF integration into Syria’s military, facing delays over decentralization disputes.

flag Syrian Kurdish leader Mazloum Abdi met with Damascus officials in January 2026 for new talks on integrating the Kurdish-led SDF into Syria’s central military, following a March 2025 agreement to merge the force by year’s end. flag The SDF, which controls Syria’s oil-rich northeast and helped defeat ISIS, faces delays due to disagreements over decentralization, a demand rejected by the new Islamist-led government. flag In December, Damascus proposed splitting the SDF into regional divisions under Kurdish command, a plan under review. flag Turkey, a key ally of Syria’s leadership, continues to view Kurdish military presence near its border as a security threat and urges full integration. flag Abdi said efforts are ongoing to prevent the process from failing.

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