The dissolution of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces and the integration of its fighters into the Syrian army should not be interpreted simply as a victory for Damascus or a defeat for the Kurds. If implemented in good faith, it could mark the beginning of a new relationship between Syrian Kurds and the Syrian state — one that could serve the interests of Damascus, the Kurds, Turkiye and the wider region. For more than a decade, Syria’s Kurdish question has been inseparable from the country’s broader fragmentation.