Regional and Syrian media reported Wednesday that the Pentagon requested additional funding to recruit 3,500 more fighters in Syria in 2023. According to the funding request released in April, the primary purpose of the additional recruits would be to “recruit and train new detention facility guard forces” for the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The total number of fighters to receive US assistance would be 19,500 in 2023, according to the document. In addition to prison guards, recruits would “conduct clearance operations” and give commando companies and anti-terror forces training …