Syria Cautiously Welcomes Abdi’s Integration Announcement, Awaits Implementation

Ahmed al-Hilali, deputy governor of Syria’s Hasakah province and spokesperson for the presidential team tasked with overseeing integration with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), welcomed SDF commander Mazloum Abdi’s announcement on integration, describing it as an acknowledgment of the SDF’s dissolution. He cautioned, however, that “there is a difference between announcing an integration decision and completing its implementation on the ground.”