Violent fighting erupting between rival Arab and Kurdish groups of US-backed militia in Syria could open the door for ISIS to reemerge, with Syrian Democratic Council (SDF) policies largely to blame
“This is an unprecedented escalation between SDF and Deir el-Zour residents,” says Omar Abu Layla, a Europe-based activist who heads the Deir Ezzor 24 media outlet, about the SDF’s arrest of Arab-led Deir el-Zour Military Council commander Ahmad Khbeil.
US military officials met SDF officers and tribal leaders over the weekend to discuss the tensions, calling for an end to the fighting, warning that “distractions (from opposing IS) create instability and increase the risk of Daesh resurgence,”
