The US only supported jawlani in the last year after he took control and shown himself as relatively pragmatic so I don't think this take aligns with reality.

The US only supported jawlani in the last year after he took control and shown himself as relatively pragmatic so I don't think this take aligns with reality. Up until 2024 he had a 10 million reward on his head and it would be very plausible he will end up assassinated by a US UAV https://2017-2021.state.gov/rewards-for-justice-reward-offer-for-information-on-al-nusrah-front-leader-muhammad-al-jawlani/ https://2017-2021.state.gov/rewards-for-justice-reward-offer... Edit: can't reply to your flagged post, Turkey may be a NATO ally but does not qualify as western. Its interests were not aligned with US interests in Syria. US supported the Kurds which are Turkey's long time enemies, while Turkey supported an Al Qaeda offshoot, which the US was not enthusiastic about