US media: America's closest ally in Syria is losing ground

Golden Ten Data on December 12, according to the Associated Press, for the United States’ closest ally in Syria, Syria’s Kurdish minority, they are entering a potentially more challenging phase. During the Syrian civil war, Kurdish forces repelled a series of armed factions, worked with the United States to defeat the extremist group “Islamic State” and opened an “autonomous region” in the country’s oil-rich eastern region. But the gains made by the non-Arab Kurds are now in jeopardy, and the rise of the Sunni Arab rebels who overthrew Assad will make it difficult for the Kurds to find a foothold in Syria and could prolong the conflict. Over the weekend, rebels violently drove Kurdish forces out of the eastern city of Deir ez-Zor. In the north, an opposition faction backed by Turkey seized the town of Manbij. Turkey carried out airstrikes on a Kurdish convoy that it said was carrying heavy weapons looted from government arsenals. In the face of such challenges, the Kurds have long counted on US assistance. However, the future of this mission will be called into question under US President-elect Trump, who has long been skeptical about US involvement in Syria.