https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/10/07/us-to-step-aside-for-turkish-assault-on-kurds-in-syria/

By ZEKE MILLER and LOLITA C. BALDOR | The Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The White House said Sunday that U.S. forces in northeast Syria will move aside and clear the way for an expected Turkish assault, essentially abandoning Kurdish fighters who fought alongside American forces in the yearslong battle to defeat Islamic State militants.