A protection spending invoice authorised by the Republican-controlled House of Representatives on Friday would proceed funding for US companion forces in Syria, together with the PKK/YPG terror group.
The invoice, which handed 219-210, contains language extending funding and authorities to proceed operations with “vetted Syrian groups” from the tip of 2023 via the whole thing of 2024.
The language encompasses all Syrian teams, together with the PKK/YPG-led SDF. It would additionally embody funding for non-SDF teams, together with native Syrian navy forces at a strategic US navy set up alongside the Syria-Jordan-Iraq border.
The US assist for the YPG has strained relations with NATO ally Türkiye over the group’s ties with the PKK, a chosen terrorist group in Türkiye, the US and EU.
The laws additionally features a dip in funding for broader efforts to thwart the Daesh/ISIS terror group, right down to $241.95 million from the $358 million appropriated for the fiscal 12 months that concludes on the finish of September.
The Senate is anticipated to start voting on its model of the protection invoice, referred to as the National Defense Authorization Act, subsequent week. A joint committee will then try to hash via the variations to barter a consensus.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
