### [2026-08-25](/feed/2026/08/25/index.md)

##### Middle Eastern crisis
# The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces announce they have officially dissolved and completed a merger with the Syrian army following the end of the civil war in 2024. 




### Sources:

1. [AP](https://apnews.com/article/syrian-democratic-forces-dissolution-mazloum-abdi-1b7d210c96d2c608007b0411db25f453)

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