President Donald Trump’s administration is preparing to stop sending weapons directly to Kurdish militants battling Islamic State in Syria, dealing a political blow to the U. S.’s most reliable ally in the civil war.
WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump’s administration is preparing to stop sending weapons directly to Kurdish militants battling Islamic State in Syria, dealing a political blow to the U. S.’s most reliable ally in the civil war, officials said Friday.
Mr. Trump delivered the news in a call with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, who has long urged the U. S. to cut off its support for Kurdish militants he views as terrorists intent on destroying his own country….
