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Jerusalem, Israel – While the Biden administration’s Syria policy is laser-focused on combating the largely defeated Islamic State terrorist movement, some observers believe that the growing He says he seems short-sighted when it comes to zooming in on threats. It becomes more unstable throughout Islamic centers.
“There have been three regimes that have not prioritized stability in Syria. It will have far-reaching changes,” said Brian Katuris. Senior His Fellow and Vice President of Policy at the Middle East Institute.
Katuris told Fox News Digital: [President Bashar] Assad and Russia have killed hundreds of thousands of civilians.” The Syrian civil war has sparked waves of immigration and disrupted European and American politics, he said.
“What’s going on in Syria doesn’t stop there,” he said, but the US mission is limited to reducing the power of the Islamic State. It’s just the right amount of Goldilocks, not too small,” Katuris said.
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There are about 900 US troops in Syria, including the Green Berets.
For Sinam Mohammad, the head of the US Syrian Democratic Council, the presence of the US military can advance a troika of US security interests.
The Syrian Democratic Council is the political wing of the Syrian Democratic Forces, an alliance of Kurdish, Arab and Assyrian/Syrian forces, as well as smaller armenian, Turkmen and Chechen defenders.
“Terrorism still threatens the whole world, and Islamic State and al-Qaeda are still in northeast and northwest Syria,” Mohammad told Fox News Digital.
She gave three reasons why a permanent US presence in Syria is needed.
“First, as long as these terrorist organizations are there, they will continue to pose a threat to the United States and the world at large. It is vital that we work with Kurdish security forces to end terrorism in Syria. she said.
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Second, “If the US withdraws, it will give Iran power like Iraq.” She said US deterrence “prevents regional interference from Turkey and Iran.”
Third, “for 11 years there has been no political solution” to end the fierce fighting. “It could go back to before 2011. [when the civil war began], no change in the Syrian regime. This will allow the regime to rule Syria without making any changes to democracy,” Mohammad said.
“We need to democratize Syria,” she said. “The United States will help and support us in our democracy. The United States will empower our position in negotiating with the Syrian regime and empower democratic systems based on equal gender and religious freedom. This gives us the opportunity to build our own model. Middle East.”
US CENTCOM Director General Erik Kurilla recently said Syria was becoming a “breeding ground” for a new generation of IS terrorists.
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brig. In the Israel Defense Forces he served 32 years and his Syrian expert General Erez D. Maisel (res.) told his Fox News Digital: Russia and Iran. Who rules Syria says a lot about the Middle East. “
Meisel said the Kurdish region of northern Syria “is of Israel’s interest because it has many common interests. We have good ties with the Kurds. They are a minority and We are also in the minority.”
Kurdish forces have carried out a sweep over the past few weeks to root out Islamic State terrorists from the sprawling al-Hol refugee camp in northern Syria, housing 55,000 inhabitants. He is an avid supporter of the crackdown on ISIS.
“Most importantly, Syria’s location at the crossroads of Iran and the Mediterranean Sea is crucial to improving the future of the people of the Levant,” Maisel said.
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“Long-term disruption of Iranian control of this vital communication route is of strategic importance not only to Israel but to regional stability, and has implications for European and NATO interests. It’s a mission that requires and is enough to deny Iran’s freedom of movement (and ISIS. Resurrection).”
“The two key chokepoints to Syria are the Kurdish North (Euphrates Zone of Operations), basically Syrian Defense Force-controlled areas, and the three border areas between the Kingdom of Jordan, Syria and Iraq,” he said. Specifically, US CENTCOM Al Tanf Garrison.
“It is an important stopgap to thwart Iran’s intention to develop a supply line from Tehran through Iraq to Syria and Lebanon.”
Meanwhile, speaking at the Jerusalem Post Conference in New York on Monday, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz presented a map showing more than 10 facilities in Masyaf, northwestern Syria. The facility is used by Iran to manufacture advanced missiles and other proxy weapons. He said the facility poses a grave threat to Israel and the region.
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Critics of the Iran nuclear deal are deeply concerned that the Iranian regime will use sanctions relief funds to funnel cash into the Assad regime’s coffers to boost terrorism against US forces in Syria.
On Wednesday, US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas Greenfield announced that the US has provided another $756 million in humanitarian assistance to the people of Syria. The amount is in addition to the $800 million in humanitarian aid announced by the administration in May.
A State Department spokeswoman declined to comment for the report and referred Fox News Digital to the Department of Defense.