Syria’s tribes, sensing it was time to split from the Kurds and ally with Syria’s government, mobilised. That spelled the end for the sdf. The group’s military campaign against is was internationally lauded,

U.S.-backed SDF forces and the Syrian government have traded blame over the escape Monday of ISIS members from the Shaddedeh prison on the border with Iraq.

A UN spokesman said conditions inside the camp remained "tense and volatile" after Kurdish-led forces withdrew.

Since Kurdish guards withdrew from the Al-Hol detention camp, where several thousand jihadists and their families are held, securing the camp has become a major challenge for the Syrian authorities.

The move comes as Syrian government forces advance into areas previously controlled by Kurdish fighters, bringing them closer to detention centres holding thousands of IS members.

U.S. forces moved 150 ISIS detainees from Syria to Iraq as CENTCOM began a transfer operation involving up to 7,000 radical prisoners.

The rapid turn of events has brought almost all of Syria back under the authority of the central Damascus-based state following years of civil war that fractured the country, and puts a spotlight on shifting U.S. policy. The Reuters Gulf Currents newsletter brings you the latest on geopolitics, energy and finance in the region. Sign up here.

The stabbing took place after a peaceful protest attended by about 300 people, say police.

President Trump’s bet on Syria’s new leader is facing a pivotal moment, as Kurdish forces are under attack from President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s forces in the northeast and facing growing pressure to fold into the central government.

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces have fallen from power in Syria as the U.S. shifts its backing to the country's new leaders in Damascus.

The near collapse of the U.S.’s Kurdish allies has prompted the Pentagon to question the benefits of stationing troops in Syria.