Special units from the Syrian Kurdish Asayish, part of the SDF, arrested 3 ISIS suspects in Deir al-Zor, Syria on April 29, 2021. (Photo: SDF Coordination and Military Operations Center/Twitter)
Syrian Democratic Forces fighters stand on a roof next to their flag in the village of Baghouz, Deir al-Zor province, Syria, March 24, 2019 (Delil Soleiman / AFP).
A member of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) holds up the group's flag at the iconic Al-Naim square in Raqqa, Syria, during the celebration of Raqqa's liberation, Oct. 17, 2017. (Photo: Bulent Kilic, AFP/Getty Images).
A US soldier stands by a Bradley Fighting Vehicle (BFV) during a patrol in the countryside near al-Malikiyah (Derik) in Syria's northeastern Hasakah province. Feb. 2, 2021. (Photo: Delil Souleiman / AFP)
A US armored military vehicle patrols oil fields in the town of Qahtaniyah in northeastern Syria's Hasakah province, May 8, 2020. (Photo: Delil Souleiman/AFP)