Pentagon warns Syria’s Assad against attacking Kurdish-led forces
The Pentagon warned Syrian President Bashar Assad on Thursday not to carry out an offensive against Kurdish-led forces backed by the United States that control the country’s north-east.
“Any interested party in Syria should understand that attacking US Forces or our coalition partners will be a bad policy,” Lt. Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, director of the joint staff, said during a press conference.
His remarks came after Assad told Russian broadcaster RT he would not hesitate to use force to retake a third of the country held by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
