SDF Integration into Damascus Structure Reaches Final Stages

Syria Service – Six and a half months after the January 29 agreement, most of the military, security and administrative steps for integrating the Syrian Democratic Forces into the Damascus government structure have been implemented. The imminent dissolution of the SDF, determining the status of Syrian Kurdistan civil institutions and the return of Kurdish refugees to Sarkani are the most important remaining issues in this process.

Turkish government removes Sipan Hamu from its terrorist list

Syria Service - The Turkish Interior Ministry removed Sipan Hamu, a senior commander of the SDF and deputy defense minister of the Syrian interim government, from its wanted list five months after his appointment to this position; Hamu's name was previously on Turkey's terrorist list and a reward of up to 20 million Turkish liras had been set for information leading to his arrest.

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SDF brigades were officially integrated into the Syrian army 4

Syrian Service - The Deputy Minister of Defense of the interim government of Syria announced that the Syrian Democratic Forces have been officially integrated into the structure of the army with the formation of four brigades, and the process of forming a unified army and completing the organizational structure is still progressing.

Sipan Hamu denied the formation of a military brigade in Afrin

Syrian Service - The Deputy Minister of Defense of Syria stated that the news about the formation of a military unit in Afrin or the transfer of troops from Hasakah is not true, and the current negotiations are only related to the voluntary joining of Kurdish youth to the Syrian Army within the framework of existing structures.