Syria: US hold on alliance with rebels

The US is holding on to its alliance with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) led by the Kurdish militia YPG. „There is no intention to end this collaboration,“ said a senior government official. He rejected Turkey’s demand that the government in Washington cease supporting fighters who regard it as hostile.

The rebel alliance SDF was an important ally for the US in the bitter fight against the terrorist militia Islamic State (IS) in the civil war country Syria. The Syrian SDF rebels, however, considered it a „stab in the back“ that the US allowed Turkey to grant military service in northeastern Syria.

Today, there will be a meeting between US President Donald Trump and his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan.red, ORF.at/Agenturen