Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) commander-in-chief Mazloum Abdi, speaks during a press conference in Syria's northeastern city of Hasakeh on December 6, 2024. The powerful Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), whose dissolution is being demanded by Damascus, are the armed wing of the autonomous Kurdish region in Syria and have been on the front line of the fight against jihadists, with the backing of the United States. However, Washington said on January 20, through its envoy for Syria, Tom Barrack, that their original mission of combating jihadists no longer had any reason to exist, with the emergence of a strong central state supported by the United States.