A number of rebel factions agreed to dissolve and be integrated under the defense ministry, according to the Syrian state-run news service. Trying to establish a single national military is the latest step to consolidate control by the fighters who overthrew the country’s leader, Bashar al-Assad.

The Syrian authorities have reached an agreement with rebel groups to dissolve them. The groups will be merged into one organization, according to information from the new Syrian administration and Al Jazeera.