Arab Tribes in Eastern Syria Trade Blows With Washington’s Kurdish Allies

Arab Tribes in Eastern Syria Trade Blows With Washington’s Kurdish Allies
Members of the Syrian Democratic Forces and US soldiers patrol the Kurdish-held town of Al-Darbasiyah in northeastern Syria on Nov. 4, 2018. Delil Souleiman/AFP/Getty Images
Adam Morrow
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Local Arab tribes in eastern Syria and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), an armed force backed by the United States, clashed last week in a rare outbreak of violence.

After days of battles that left scores dead, an SDF leader on Sept. 7 pledged to meet the demands of local tribes, promising greater Arab participation in the administration of the volatile region.