US signals end of military support for Syria’s Kurdish forces, urges integration

The Trump administration on Tuesday effectively signaled an end to US military support for Syria’s Kurdish forces, while praising the new Syrian government and its willingness to fight ISIS across the country.The shift comes amid some of the most intense clashes to date between Damascus and the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), with both sides accusing the other of failing to uphold previously agreed-upon arrangements.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.The SDF has been reluctant to integrate with the Syrian government following the fall of Bashar al-Assad, under Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa.In a lengthy post on X, US Special Envoy for Syria Tom Barrack said the greatest opportunity for Syria’s Kurds lay in a post-Assad transition under al-Sharaa. He said this would offer full integration into a unified Syrian state with equal rights, which were denied under the Assad regime.Barrack also noted that the US military presence in