US in Syria’s Deir Ez-Zor to defuse Arab tribal unrest against Kurdish rule

Senior US officials visited Syria’s eastern oil-rich Deir Ez-Zor province yesterday in an attempt to defuse an uprising by Arab tribes against Kurdish rule that is destabilising northeast Syria, Reuters reported US officials, security sources and residents saying. An Arab tribal backlash against the rule of the Kurdish YPG militia has led to clashes, with over 150 killed and dozens injured. The militia forms the backbone of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), and the uprising is the biggest threat to their rule since they finally drove Daesh out of a swathe of the country’s north and east in 2019. US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Syria Ethan Goldrich and Major General Joel B Vowell, who heads the coalition against Daesh, […] Source

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