Fighters of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) stand atop a humvee near a US Bradley Fighting Vehicle (BFV) in Hasakah, Western Kurdistan, Sep. 7, 2022. (AFP)
A fighter of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fires the turret of a technical vehicle with forces of the US-led coalition, in Syria's northeastern (Western Kurdistan) Hasakah province on Sep. 7, 2022. (AFP)
U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters sit on their armored vehicles, at al-Sabha town in the eastern countryside of Deir el-Zour, Syria, Monday, Sept. 4, 2023. (Photo: AP)
A US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighter stands next to an armored vehicle, at al-Sabha town in the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor, Syria, Sept. 4, 2023. (Photo: Baderkhan Ahmad/ AP)