The head of the US-backed Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Mazloum Abdi, announced on Tuesday the group's dissolution, as part of a deal struck with the new authorities in Damascus.

In speech from presidential palace, Mazloum Abdi announces 'end of mission' for Syrian Democratic Forces, which formed in 2015 and led successful US-backed campaign against ISIS

The commander of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces has announced the group's official dissolution.