Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa appointed Kurdish leader Mazloum Abdi as a presidential adviser, state media said on Friday, days after Abdi announced the dissolution of his Kurdish forces under an integration deal with Damascus.
“Mustafa Khalil Abdi is appointed as adviser to the presidency of the republic,” announced the decree, signed by Sharaa and published by state news agency SANA.
On Tuesday, he announced the SDF’s dissolution, part of a deal he made with Sharaa in January to integrate the Kurds’ forces and civilian administration into the state.
“Mustafa Khalil Abdi is appointed as adviser to the presidency of the republic,” announced the decree, signed by Sharaa and published by state news agency SANA. US special envoy to Syria Tom Barrack said on Tuesday that “this is what real integration looks like… former counterparts with differing points of view crafting a diplomatic solution to strengthen the sovereign nation of Syria”. “Securing substantive roles for our valued partners” including Abdi within the government “pays due respect to their leadership, the sacrifices of our Kurdish partners, and the constructive contribution they have made to regional stability”, Barrack added, without indicating what role Abdi was to have. Last week, Abdi announced that the integration of the Kurdish administration with the Syrian state was complete, adding: “Our struggle will continue, to cement our people’s rights in the constitution.”
