U.S. Maximum Pressure on Iran Unsettles Syria's Kurds
As tensions in the Persian Gulf ratchet up, it’s not clear whether the Kurds and their allies in the Syrian Democratic Forces are willing—or able—to be a part of any U.S.-led war against Iran.
Complaining that the Syrian Democratic Council and Self-Administration have been left out of peace negotiations in Geneva and Astana, he added that “our young men and women sacrifice their lives to stop ISIS, but we're not good enough to be at the table in the path to the future of our country, that we fought to liberate one third of.”
Matthew Petti is a national security reporter at the National Interest.
Joe Boueiz and Michael Greco, both interns in the Center for the National Interest’s Middle East program, contributed reporting.
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