After SDF dissolution, how will al-Sharaa treat Syria's Kurds?

This article, which originally appeared in Arab Digest, is republished with permission.Last week, Syria’s Kurds entered a new stage in their struggle for political recognition. The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) formally announced their dissolution as part of a complicated process of integration into the Syrian state. Shortly after the announcement, interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa appointed SDF commander Mazlum Abdi as a presidential adviser.After more than a decade as a major military actor in the Syrian conflict, particularly in the fight against the Islamic State, the SDF’s di