https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/01/exclusive-u-s-ally-kurds-desperate-plea-support/
Exclusive:
U.S. Ally Kurds Desperate Plea for Support, Under Attack from Damascus Army
by Antonio Graceffo Jan. 19, 2026 6:00 pm
From the link:"
“Please tell Americans that the situation is extremely serious. Kobani is symbolic, not just militarily but morally. If it falls, it will be seen as revenge against a city that defeated ISIS. We need attention, pressure, and action.”
Those were the words of Barzan ISO during an interview as fighting escalated across northeastern Syria. Barzan, who coordinates with international humanitarian organizations and works alongside the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, warned that Kurdish-held areas are facing simultaneous attacks from Syrian government forces, extremist groups, and Turkish bombings, as government forces and Al-Qaeda-linked fighters attack SDF-guarded prisons in an effort to free ISIS militants.
While interviewing Barzan, I received a desperate message from inside Qamishli, the largest city in Rojava, the Kurdish-led region officially known as the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES):
“The situation here is very bad. Maybe within the next two days, the Jolani forces,” she said, referring to the Damascus army under the country's current leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, formerly known as al-Jolani when he was an Al-Qaeda commander, “will take control of Qamishli as well.”
“No one is asking or helping us from outside to protect us from ISIS. We are alone now. Unfortunately, the negotiations between the SDF and Jolani have failed, so now they will fight each other.”
Barzan reinforced that warning in a statement posted across social media, accusing the United States and the international coalition of abandoning the Syrian Kurds at a critical moment.
Here's more from the link:
“They are completely besieged, and we are very afraid for their safety,” Barzan said. He explained that Syrian government forces had surrounded the prison, which holds some of the most dangerous ISIS prisoners. While government troops had not entered the facility itself, he said they were shelling the area, bombing nearby positions, and using snipers against guards stationed outside.
Barzan said there had been expectations earlier in the day that U.S. forces would escort personnel to Raqqa to evacuate prison guards along with high-risk ISIS detainees, but that authorization had not been granted. (what is going on why is this not authorized?)
He said U.S. forces were nearby but lacked permission to act.(who is in charge?) According to Barzan, similar constraints had existed during earlier incidents.
He said the situation mirrored what previously occurred in Shaddadi, south of Hasakah, where ISIS detainees were also held. In that case, he said guards were killed and detainees escaped, despite the presence of nearby U.S. forces. The prison, he confirmed, was guarded by the Syrian Democratic Forces. He said Syrian government troops and armed groups aligned with the new Syrian regime attacked the facility, later releasing footage showing prisoners had been freed. Those involved in the attacks, he said, included both uniformed government forces and allied armed groups.(none of this makes any sense,why allow ISIS terrorists in captivity to escape?)
Barzan also warned that radical groups were now attacking Kobani, the Kurdish city that resisted ISIS in 2014 and 2015. He said Kobani was under siege and that residents feared a massacre or acts of revenge. He reported large convoys of fighters moving toward the city, including extremist groups from multiple countries.
“Turkey bombed checkpoints near the city to open the roads for these groups,”(Turkey is an ally?for who?) Barzan said, adding that Al-Qaeda-linked fighters were among those advancing. 
Photo by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces ..............................
Once again if we have US forces in the region why are they not helping the kurds? No one is advocating a prolonged war but if the terror types think they can roll the kurds and we won't help what is happening now will only get worse.