Mohammad Zainal Abedin
New York: The US soon launches final operation against ISIS strongholds in Syria, says Heather Nauert office of the Spokesperson of State Department.In a statement on May 1, 2018 released by the office of the Spokesperson Heather Nauert of U.S. (United States) Department of State, said, the United States, the Global Coalition, and local partners, including the Syrian Democratic Forces, are launching operations to liberate the final ISIS strongholds in Syria.
The statement, however, acknowledged, operation will be difficult, the U.S. and its “partners will prevail”.
“We will defend United States, Coalition, and partner forces, if attacked”, the statement claimed. “The days of ISIS controlling territory and terrorizing the people of Syria are coming to an end,” the statement declared.
It says, “We will work with our NATO ally Turkey and our partners Israel, Jordan, Iraq, and Lebanon to secure their borders from ISIS.”
The U.S. would seek further fair share contributions in forces, material, and resources from regional partners and allies to stabilize liberated territories, the statement informed.
Statement reminded the remarks of President Donald Trump with President Emmanuel Macron of France. Trump told Macron that they would “ensure a strong and lasting footprint in Syria” so that “ISIS cannot return and populations liberated from ISIS are not exploited by the Assad regime or its Iranian supporters”.
The statement quoted Trump as saying, “We will reinvigorate the Geneva process under United Nations Security Council Resolution 2254, and mobilize international resources to address Syria’s urgent humanitarian and stabilization needs.”
The statement added, the U.S. is committed to ensure a “future political settlement that honors the will of all Syrians, including Sunni Arabs, Kurds, Christians, Turkmen, and other minorities.”
(Mohamad Zainal Abedin is a journalist and researcher based in New York: noa@agni.com)
