Turkey's ruling AK Party welcomed the dissolution of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on August 26, 2026, calling it an important step toward strengthening Syrian state authority and achieving lasting stability in the region.
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ISTANBUL, Aug 26 - Turkey's ruling AK Party welcomes the dissolution of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces as an important step towards strengthening Syrian unity, a spokesman for President Tayyip Erdogan's party said on Wednesday.
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Turkey on Wednesday said the dissolution of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) marked a key step towards strengthening state authority and achieving lasting stability in Syria. Turkey has long regarded the SDF as an extension of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which waged an insurgency against the Turkish state for decades. FRANCE 24's Jasper Mortimer reports from Ankara,