In Syria, America Should Be Ruthlessly Focused on the Islamic State
Five years ago, we warned that a snap decision to depart Syria — abandoning the U.S. Kurdish-led partner force that has fought the Islamic State in Syria for the last 10 years while thousands of suspected fighters remained in detention — would provide a devastating setback to the fight against the terror group and damage overall American credibility. A few weeks later, amongst a U.S. withdrawal and subsequent Turkish invasion into areas held by the Syrian Democratic Forces, led by the Kurdish People’s Protection Units, we argued the United States would need to maintain the ability to fight remnants of The post In Syria, America Should Be Ruthlessly Focused on the Islamic State appeared first on War on the Rocks.
Five years ago, we warned that a snap decision to depart Syria — abandoning the U.S. Kurdish-led partner force that has fought the Islamic State in Syria for the last 10 years while thousands of suspected fighters remained in detention — would provide a devastating setback to the fight against the terror group and damage overall American credibility. A few weeks later, amongst a U.S. withdrawal and subsequent Turkish invasion into areas held by the Syrian Democratic Forces, led by the Kurdish People’s Protection Units, we argued the United States would need to maintain the ability to fight remnants of
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