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Congress unsure what's next after Trump decides to arm Syrian Kurds

Lawmakers laid the groundwork for arming the YPG back in 2014.
A Kurdish fighter from the People's Protection Units (YPG) gestures at a convoy of U.S military vehicles driving in the town of Darbasiya next to the Turkish border, Syria April 28, 2017. REUTERS/Rodi Said - RTS14EGQ

Congress broadly supports President Donald Trump's decision to arm Syrian Kurdish forces despite the expected blowback from Turkey.

Lawmakers laid the groundwork for Trump's May 8 decision to provide weapons to the People's Protection Units, or YPG, when they passed legislation to train and equip Syrian rebel groups fighting the Islamic State (IS) in December 2014. Since then, the YPG has emerged as one of America's most reliable allies as the US-led anti-IS coalition prepares to take back the militants' stronghold of Raqqa in the next few months.

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