Kurdish commander calls on US to ‘intervene forcefully’ in Syria clashes

The US should intervene more forcefully to end a Syrian offensive that has gained ‍key territory from Kurdish fighters in recent days, the head of the main Kurdish forces told Reuters.Government troops launched an offensive on Saturday into territory run for the last decade by semi-autonomous Kurdish authorities in the northeast of Syria, capturing towns on both sides of the Euphrates River as well as the country’s largest oilfield and a gas ⁠field, officials and security sources said.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.People’s Protection Units (YPG) commander Sipan Hamo said a Saturday meeting between US envoy Tom Barrack and Kurdish officials produced no roadmap to a ceasefire. He denied Syria’s Kurds wanted to secede or create an independent state and said their future was in Syria.“Our greatest hope is that there will be a tangible outcome, especially from the coalition and the United States, meaning that they will intervene more