WASHINGTON U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) Commander General Michael Erik Kurilla traveled to Syria on Jan. 16 to engage in talks, reaffirming Washington's commitment to repatriate foreign ISIL detainees from camps in northeastern Syria and continue efforts for their returns to their countries. Kurilla met with U.S. military commanders and servicemembers as well as members of the PKK/YPG-led SDF that Washington sees as its partners to fight ISIL in Syria. Türkiye has long complained of the U.S.