U.S.-backed Syrian alliance says gets more U.S. support since Trump took office

The U.S.-led coalition against Islamic State has supplied its Syrian allies with armoured vehicles for the first time, expanding support since U.S. President Donald Trump came to office, a spokesman for the Syrian groups told Reuters on Tuesday. The armoured vehicles and troop carriers had arrived four or five days ago, said Talal Silo, spokesman for the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) alliance, which includes the Kurdish YPG militia.