Kurdish Forces, Caught in a New Ethnic Conflict, Face Existential Threat From Syrian Government
The Kurdish–led Syrian Democratic Forces, formed to fight off Assad and assisted the United States in containing ISIS, is pushed out of Aleppo and forced to integrate with Syria’s national army.
Soldiers of the Kurdish-led, U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces deploy with armored military vehicles to secure roads leading to Gweiran Prison which houses men accused of being an Islamic State (ISIS) fighters at Hassakeh, northeastern Syria, Jan. 19, 2026. AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad
