# Kurds

US Weighs Complete Syria Exit as Kurdish Forces Fray and IS Detainees Spark Security Fears

U.S. officials are considering a full withdrawal from Syria after the Damascus transitional government began reasserting control over Kurdish-held east and northeast areas. Security concerns about thousands of Islamic State detainees and the possible collapse of the Syrian Democratic Forces have prompted accelerated transfers of prisoners to Iraq and a reassessment of the American mission.