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US Forces in Syria Watching Turkey, Wary of Islamic State

Jeff Seldin

   WASHINGTON - U.S. special forces in Syria are on alert, worried
   Turkey's military campaign against the Kurds in northeastern Syria will
   give fighters loyal to the Islamic State terror group the chance they
   need to ignite a more intense and deadly insurgency.

   The U.S. forces, pulled back from the Syrian-Turkish border at the
   direction of U.S. President Donald Trump, are not thought to be in
   danger as a result of Ankara's offensive, which is focusing for now on
   Kurdish fighters, many of whom partnered with the U.S. in the fight
   against IS under the umbrella of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).

   "We remain vigilant against potential attacks from ISIS," according to
   a U.S. official, using an acronym for the terror group.

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