Syrian authorities announce agreement with rebel groups to disband and integrate into Defense Ministry

Ahmed al-Sharaa, the de facto leader of Syria, has stated that various armed factions in the country have agreed to disband and dissolve their groups. This decision was reached at a meeting between the heads of these factions and al-Sharaa. The newly appointed Prime Minister, Mohammed al-Bashir, had announced earlier that the ministry would be restructured, using former rebel factions and officers who defected from Bashar Assad's army. Al-Bashir has also appointed Murhaf Abu Qasra as the interim defense minister. Notably, the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are excluded from this agreement.