Syrian president appoints SDF leader Mazloum Abdi as adviser

Syrian president appoints SDF leader Mazloum Abdi as adviser Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has appointed the leader of the now-dissolved Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Mazloum Abdi, as a presidential adviser, according to state media. The US-backed Kurdish-led SDP was dissolved as part of a deal struck with the new authorities in Damascus, in a move hailed by the US.