Kurdish anti-terror force, Syria, 2025

A Kurdish Yekineyen Anti-Terror (YAT) fighter uses an M16 during target practice in northeast Syria (Keyona P. Smith/US Army/Wikimedia Commons) The exercise is part of ongoing Coalition operations with the YAT, the Syrian Democratic Forces' Counter-Terrorism Force, aimed at enhancing squad-level tactics and improving overall combat proficiency. The Coalition is dedicated to advising, assisting, and enabling partner forces to defeat ISIS and maintain regional security and stability. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Keyona P. Smith)