Syria Kurds Halt Joint Ops With US-led Coalition After Turkish Raids

Syria Kurds Halt Joint Ops With US-led Coalition After Turkish Raids
A fighter of Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) holds her weapon at al-Omar oil field in Deir Al Zor, Syria, on March 23, 2019. Rodi Said/Reuters
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QAMISHLI, Syria—The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a U.S.-backed group that helped defeat ISIS terrorists in Syria, said on Friday it had stopped all joint counter-terrorism operations with the United States and other allies as a result of Turkish bombardment on its area of control.

The move was confirmed by the U.S. military, which said in a statement that U.S. forces in the region had “paused all partnered operations” against the ISIS terrorist group in Syria.