The Syrian Democratic Forces was a Kurdish-led coalition of left-wing ethnic militias and rebel groups, which served as the official military wing of the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North
YPJ fighter in 2014
Press conference of the SDF on 22 January 2018, involving Kino Gabriel (center), spokesman of the SDF.
SDF fighters celebrating their victory in the Battle of Raqqa against ISIL with a portrait of PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan in the background, mid-October 2017
Syrian president Ahmed al-Sharaa announced the 14-point agreement on the ceasefire and the integration of the SDF, which was signed by SDF Commander-in-Chief Mazloum Abdi
Mustafa Khalil Abdi, also known as Mazloum Abdi, is a Syrian politician and former rebel commander who has served as Adviser to the Presidency of the Republic since 2026. He previously served as comma
Syrian Democratic Forces
…the administration of prisoner-of-war camps for Islamic State members, all border crossings and oil fields. On 25 August 2026, SDF commander-in-chief Mazloum Abdi declared the SDF's dissolution, and its complete integration into the Syrian Army. The establishment of the SDF was announced on 11 October 2015 during…
Mazloum Abdi at the Syrian Democratic Forces headquarters
The meeting between Mazloum Abdi and Masoud Barzani, 16 January 2025
Agreement stipulating the integration of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) into the institutions of the Syrian Arab Republic, 10 March 2025.