On new orders from President Donald Trump, the U.S. military for the first time has cut ties to a Syrian rebel group.
"They were a partner force of ours, and we can no longer support them because they don't want to fight ISIS," Army Col. Ryan Dillon said of the Shuhada al-Qaryatayn (Martyrs of Qaryatayn), Military.com reports.
"This is the first time" that the U.S. has cut support for a Syrian opposition group, Dillon, a spokesman for Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve, said in a video briefing from Baghdad to the Pentagon.
"We are in the process of ceasing our support," and discussions were underway to get back weapons and other equipment supplied by the U.S. to the group, Dillon said. "We are going to retrieve some of the equipment we provided to them to fight ISIS."
