YPG terror group in Syria announces its dissolution
Group’s ringleader Mazloum Abdi says move follows agreement with Syrian president, completion of integration process into army
Mehmet Burak Karacaoglu, Ahmet Karaahmet, and Gizem Nisa Demir
25 August 2026•Update: 25 August 2026
The YPG terror group announced Tuesday that its so-called autonomous administration and all its military and civilian structures have been dissolved.
Ferhat Abdi Sahin, one of the group’s ringleaders, who uses the code name Mazloum Abdi, made the announcement to reporters at the People's Palace in the Syrian capital.
"Following the agreement reached with President Ahmed al-Sharaa, and upon completion of the process of integrating our forces into the brigades of the Syrian army, we announce today, with a great sense of responsibility, that we are dissolving ourselves as an independent military force," said Sahin.
The Syrian administration and the YPG terror group reached a new agreement Jan. 29 that provided for a ceasefire and the organization's gradual integration into state institutions.