Washington encourages the SDF to integrate in order to unify the reference framework in combating ISIS

Researcher Muhsen AlMustafa believes that U.S. funding for the SDF is actually allocated to fighting ISIS rather than sustaining its existence, and he confirms that Washington prefers the SDF to integrate with the Syrian army. He warns that its intransigence could lead to its sidelining, noting that the United States may regard the new Syrian government as an alternative legitimate partner in the future