Syrian Democratic Forces commander Mazloum Abdi announced the group's dissolution. While Abdi becomes a presidential advisor and Ilham Ahmed is expected to join the People's Assembly, real tests remain: the fate of the all-female YPJ, power-sharing in Hasakeh, and whether Kurdish rights make it into Syria's future constitution.
Nevertheless, with the northeast reintegrated under the government’s control, Damascus is now turning to Suweida, the last governorate outside state control. This comes as reports indicate that stalks aim to fold Hikmat Al-Hijri's National Guard into the army, even as Hijri called the Druze part of Israel.