📰 Barrack: Cooperation with Syria’s new government strengthens efforts to eliminate ISIS

Washington, Dec. 14 (SANA) U. S. Special Envoy to syria Tom Barrack stated Sunday that the cowardly terrorist ambush that took the lives of two heroic American soldiers and a dedicated civilian interpreter in Syria underscores the enduring menace of isis to Syria and the wider world, including the security of the United States homeland. Barrack stated on “X” platform that the United States remains “resolute in our grief and our determination,” stressing that the attack highlights that ISIS continues to threaten global stability, not just Syria. He said the U.

S. strategy focuses on enabling capable syrian/" class="auto-internal-link">syrian partners, with limited U. S. operational backing, to hunt down ISIS networks, deny them safe haven and prevent their resurgence. The approach, he said, keeps the fight local, limits U. S. exposure and avoids another significant-scale American war in the Middle East. “The latest attack does not invalidate that strategy; it reinforces it,” Barrack said. He added that terrorists strike precisely because they are under sustained pressure from Syrian partners operating with U. S.

Moreover, backing, including the Syrian armed forces under the command of leader al-Sharaa. Barrack said investigations into the attack are continuing and that emerging facts may emerge, but added that the underlying reality remains unchanged. By confronting and defeating ISIS on Syrian soil, he said, a limited U. S. troop presence working in partnership with local troops is actively shielding the United States from far greater threats. Preventing the group’s resurgence in Syria, he added, blocks potential terrorist flows through Europe and onward to American shores. Barrack said the deaths of the American soldiers and the civilian interpreter have caused “the ache and torturous pain in every American’s heart,” stressing that nothing can quell the sorrow over what he called the senseless loss of “young American heroes. ” He said leader Donald Trump, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the full armed forces, political and diplomatic apparatus of the United States would not allow the attack to go uncontested.

Barrack said strong partnerships within the global anti-ISIS coalition, including the committed support of nations aligned with Syria’s emerging administration, will amplify efforts to neutralize ISIS wherever it hides. He said allies share an intensified intent and enhanced capabilities to eradicate the group. Moreover, a/Dh