US SDF ally: Not yet informed of the American Syria withdrawal Plan | Border News in Turkish Syria
Questions increase in the future of 2,000 troops of Syrian democratic forces in Syria after Bashar Al-Assad was demolished and US President Trump assumed his duty.
Syrian Democratic forces led by Kurdska (SDF) say not informed of plans that the US Army allegedly made pull your troops from Syria.
SDF spokesman Farhad Shami commented on for hours after US media reported the plan. The armed group-key ally of the coalition led by the United States, which is fighting ISIL (ISIS) in the region-controlling a large part of northeastern Syria, which accounts for approximately one third of Syria territory.
“Of course, Isis and other malicious forces await the opportunity to retreat the US re -activated and reaches State 2014“Shami said.
A few hours earlier, NBC News reportedQuoting two unnamed Pentagon sources that US President Donald Trump’s administration is making plans to withdraw American troops from Syria in 30, 60 or 90 days.
Last week, Trump asked directly about the appearance of pulling the troops, saying that his administration would “decide on it”.
“Syria is their own mess. They got enough clutter there. We don’t need to get involved in everyone,” he said.
Trump, who constantly advocates the foreign policy of “America’s first”, scheduled for the end of the American military engagement abroad, initially encouraged himself to withdraw American troops from Syria during his first term from 2017 to 2021.
He left the plan in the midst of his return from his own administration, with officials warning of the back in the fight against ISIL and the implication of the abandonment of Kurdish allies in the region.
But guesses about the future of American troops in Syria grew again after the demolition of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad in December by the rebel coalition at the head Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) a rebel group. HTS leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has since become a temporary leader of Syria.
In the midst of the rejection of Al-Assad, the administration of former US President Joe Biden remained unwavering that US forces would remain in Syria to prevent the ISIL again, which controlled large parts of Syria before its 2019 territorial defeat.
In December, Pentagon said that about 2,000 US military personnel remained in Syria. The number is a significant increase of approximately 900 soldiers Washington said it has been there in recent years. Now they first scheduled troops in Syria in 2014.
For its part, Trump’s administration publicly vowed to continue to target ISIL fighters throughout the region. Analysts also warned that the blanket Freezing on foreign aid He reduced some administrative and security financial funding to Kurdish fighters monitoring the Isil prison camps, which further risked instability.
Changing dynamics
Questions about the future of US soldiers in Syria come in the middle of a wider alignment In the region after the fall of Al-Assad.
Al-Sharaa met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on Tuesday. Turkiye has long opposed Al-Assad and supported the rebel offensive against him.
Ankara also believes that several Kurdish groups are in Syria, including people for the protection of people (YPG), as “terrorists”. YPG makes a large part of the SDF military wing, and the struggle between the group and the Syrian national army supported by Turkish has persisted since the fall of Al-Assad.
Speaking with Al-Shara at a press conference, Erdogan vowed an increased Turkish role in the fight against ISIL and Kurdish fighters. He thanked Al-Sharai for the “strong dedication” he showed in the “fight against terrorism.”
Al-Sharaa, meanwhile, promised an increased collaboration with Turkiya “to guarantee lasting security and stability.”
In an apparent reference to the SDF, Al-Sharaa added that he and Erdogan talked about “threats that prevent territorial unity in northeastern Syria.”
The Syrian leader has rejected Any form of Kurdish self -government and urged the SDF to surrender his weapons and join a unique government.
