Kurdish-led administration completes integration into Syria’s state institutions, Abdi says

TL;DR
Kurdish leader Mazloum Abdi announced that the Kurdish administration has fully integrated its military, security, and civil institutions into Syria’s state structures, following months of negotiations with Damascus. The move ends a self-governing framework backed by the US and ushers in a new phase of cooperation with the Syrian government.
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