Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa appointed Kurdish leader Mazloum Abdi as a presidential adviser, state media said on Friday, days after Abdi announced the dissolution of his Kurdish forces under an integration deal with Damascus. The education ministry also published a decision authorising Kurdish-language instruction in public and private schools. "Mustafa Khalil Abdi is appointed as adviser to the presidency of the republic," announced the decree, signed by Sharaa and published by state news agency SANA. Abdi, who has been known by several different names, for years led the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the Washington-backed group at the forefront of the battle against the Islamic State jihadist group (also known as ISIS). On Tuesday, he announced the SDF's dissolution as part of a deal he made with Sharaa in January, to integrate Kurdish forces and civilian administration into the state.
Syria: Why is the dissolution of the Kurdish forces significant?
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