US Going to Expand Fight in Syria – Mattis
SputnikNews.com
26.04.2018
US Secretary of Defense James Mattis has explained his country’s decision not to withdraw troops from Syria during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, referring to increased Daesh offensives in the region.
“Right now we are not withdrawing [US troops from Syria],” Mattis told the Senate Armed Services Committee. “We are continuing the fight, we are going to expand it and bring in more regional support.”
According to the top US defense official, the United States will expand its anti-Daesh operation with the help of regional states.
Mattis also noted that the presence of US forces in Syria remains critical, especially in the areas liberated from the Daesh terrorist group.
Amid Trump’s statements concerning the mulled pullout of US troops, Defense Secretary James Mattis has previously outlined the possibility of terrorist groups regrouping in remote positions in Syria, saying to the US president that the withdrawal would reverse the progress achieved so far.
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