Syria's breakaway Kurds relinquish autonomy and rejoin the country

NPR | By Jane Arraf

Published August 27, 2026 at 3:43 PM CDT

Syria's Kurds, once backed by the U.S. to fight ISIS, have relinquished autonomy and dissolved their army to rejoin Syria.

Jane Arraf

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