Ahmad al-Sharaa Defeats Kurdish Forces as USA Shifts Support in Syria

Syrian government forces seized control of the al-Aqtan prison near Raqqa on Friday following a major offensive that led to the total collapse of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces.Interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa consolidated power across northern Syria after the USA shifted its support away from Kurdish militants toward the new administration in Damascus.Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan welcomed the dismantling of the group as the USA and Iraq began transferring thousands of Islamic State detainees to Iraqi facilities to ensure regional security.