Defense Secretary James Mattis sees ‘re-energized’ Syria mission against Islamic State
By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times - Thursday, April 26, 2018
The U.S. is stepping up military operations against Islamic State remnants in Syria, along with other extremist organizations fighting to fill the vacuum in the wake of Islamic State’s defeat in the country, Pentagon chief James Mattis told Congress Thursday.
The escalation, outlined in testimony to the Senate Armed Services Committee Thursday, comes after a raging internal debate in the U.S. government after President Trump expressed a desire to withdraw U.S. forces from Syria with the Islamic State terror group in his words nearly defeated.
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