igh ters ▁in ▁Sy ria ▁and ▁Ira q , ▁completely ▁un rep ent ant . ▁He ▁expected ▁the ▁U . S . ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁Sy ria ▁for ▁the ▁long ▁ha ul ▁with ▁a ▁very ▁capable ▁partner ▁in ▁the ▁Sy rian ▁Democratic ▁Forces . ▁He ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁U . S . ▁partners hip ▁with ▁the ▁S DF ▁was ▁a ▁model ▁to ▁follow ▁in ▁the ▁future , ▁like ▁the ▁partners hip ▁with ▁the ▁Northern ▁Alliance ▁in ▁Afghan istan ▁to ▁defeat ▁the ▁Tal ib an ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁Kur d ish ▁P esh mer ga ▁in ▁Ira q ▁as ▁the ▁northern ▁front ▁against ▁S add am ▁Hus sein . ▁ ▁On ▁ 7 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁Chief ▁of ▁the ▁US ▁Military ▁Donald ▁Trump ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁US ▁would ▁be ▁withdraw ing ▁all ▁troops ▁station ed ▁at ▁the ▁border ▁of ▁Turkey ▁currently ▁in ▁co operation ▁with ▁the ▁S DF . ▁This ▁has ▁led ▁to ▁fear s ▁of ▁a ▁possible ▁re - emer gence ▁of ▁Islam ic ▁State ▁of ▁Ira q ▁and ▁the ▁Lev ant ▁due ▁to ▁S DF - control led ▁IS IS ▁pr isons ▁and ▁possible ▁rest oration ▁of ▁fighting ▁in ▁the ▁Sy rian ▁Civil ▁War , ▁with ▁current ▁conflict ▁being ▁limited ▁in ▁the ▁Sy rian ▁Civil ▁War . ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁U . S . ▁J oint ▁Special ▁Oper ations ▁Command ▁( J SO C ) ▁conducted ▁a ▁ra id ▁into ▁the ▁re bel -