US won't back Kurds if aligned with Assad

By Phil Stewart
Updated February 18 2019 - 6:21am, first published 6:16am
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has warned unnamed groups: "The Americans will not protect you."
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has warned unnamed groups: "The Americans will not protect you."

The United States will have to sever its military assistance to the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces battling Islamic State if the fighters partner with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad or Russia, a senior US general says.

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