Joint patrols with SDF in Syria resumed: US
ANKARA (AA) – The Pentagon has announced that the US has resumed its joint patrols with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
“The partner operations with the Syrian Democratic Forces have resumed. They resumed in full on December 9. Again, our focus is on working with those local partners to prevent the reconstitution of ISIS,” Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder, spokesman for the Defense Department, told reporters in a daily press briefing.
He was referring to the SDF, the US’ principal partner in Syria which is led by the YPG.
The YPG is the Syrian branch of the Kurdish nationalist group PKK.
The US has partnered with the YPG-led SDF in its efforts to counter ISIS in northeastern Syria, drawing Ankara’s anger in a major strain on bilateral relations.
After the bomb attack last month on Istanbul’s busy Istiklal Avenue, Türkiye launched Operation Claw-Sword, following which the US and the YPG/PKK had reduced their joint patrols in the region.
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