SDF dissolves into Syrian state institutions as women's units and Suweida face the transition

Mazloum Abdi has announced the dissolution of the Syrian Democratic Forces and the Autonomous Administration and their incorporation into the Syrian state.

• On 25 August 2026, Mazloum Abdi announced the dissolution of the Syrian Democratic Forces and the Autonomous Administration and their integration into Syrian state institutions.
• The same day, in a video address, Suweida's Hikmat al-Hijri said the Druze are inseparable from Israel and reaffirmed the province's right to self-determination and secession from Syria.
• Ahmad Zaidan, media adviser to the Syrian president, said al-Hijri's statements do not reflect the reality of the new Syria and that Damascus will not relinquish any of its territory.
• YPJ commander Noor Ahmad said she was told that women's fighters have no place in the Syrian army, and that her proposal for a separate battalion was rejected.