A new chapter for Syria’s Kurds: What integration really means

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The Kurdish administration in Syria has been fully integrated into the state institutions, ending their pursuit of autonomy according to Kurdish leader Mazloum Abdi. This finalization follows months of talks and is hailed as a historic milestone supported by Washington.

The integration of the Kurdish administration within Syria's state institutions is now complete, Syrian Kurdish leader Mazloum Abdi said on Thursday, marking the end of the Kurds' long-held dream of autonomy. The announcement follows months of negotiations between the two sides after a January agreement that called for the full integration of Kurdish civil and military institutions into the state -- a move Washington deemed "historic". FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Andrew Hilliar tells us more.