Syria30-05-2026Syrian forces’ advance into SDF-held areas triggered US drawdown, security gaps: ReportThe January advance of Syrian government forces into northeast Syria (Rojava) accelerated the withdrawal of American troops from the country, the inspector general for the US-led Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS reported, adding that it further created security vacuums in areas previously held by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), including detention facilities holding ISIS militants

Syria30-05-2026Syrian forces’ advance into SDF-held areas triggered US drawdown, security gaps: ReportThe January advance of Syrian government forces into northeast Syria (Rojava) accelerated the withdrawal of American troops from the country, the inspector general for the US-led Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS reported, adding that it further created security vacuums in areas previously held by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), including detention facilities holding ISIS militants, and left “future Syrian counter-ISIS partnerships in limbo.”