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minus-squarepressanykeynow@iusearchlinux.fyilinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoSo why is the US still occupying parts of Syria now when ISIS is long gone?
minus-squarePersnickityPenguin@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoGood question: “They are trying to prevent any comeback by the Islamic State group, which swept through Iraq and Syria in 2014, taking control of large swaths of territory.” Per the AP https://apnews.com/article/syria-us-troops-drone-attack-6194dca97f594e3609914637463c4ce3 They still have tens of thousands of former ISIS members stuck in jail waiting to get out and try it again.
So why is the US still occupying parts of Syria now when ISIS is long gone?
Good question:
“They are trying to prevent any comeback by the Islamic State group, which swept through Iraq and Syria in 2014, taking control of large swaths of territory.”
Per the AP
https://apnews.com/article/syria-us-troops-drone-attack-6194dca97f594e3609914637463c4ce3
They still have tens of thousands of former ISIS members stuck in jail waiting to get out and try it again.