By Eliza Popova
US officials have acknowledged that the Central Command held additional raids in Syria, but command representatives refused to inform the details of any other raids. According to officials, land raids and other operations forces the "Islamic State" to retreat. Yes, Americans eliminate regional or local terrorist group leaders.
According to Senior Researcher at the Washington Institute of Middle East policy, who previously worked in the White House, the United States is forced to strike more terrorists. The material said that IDIL grew significantly in Iraq after the release of American troops in 2011. Now the group has up to 1800 fighters in Syria, as well as about 8,000 fighters in Iraq itself.
According to the military, the sophistication of the group attacks has decreased subsequently, and since 2019 the group has been using less homemade explosive devices. And the terrorist group is still able to strike the US forces and allies, as well as mobilize fighters. "Although IDIL has significantly degraded in Iraq and Syria, the group retains the ability to perform operations in the region.
And we know that the group has the desire to strike outside the region," said US Army General Eric Kurila. According to officials, despite the growing regional threat, the terrorist group does not pose a direct threat to the United States. Earlier, Focus wrote that the US General spoke about the Kremlin's desire to renew negotiations with Ukraine. The US is convinced that the Kremlin is not ready for serious negotiations. Moreover, any agreement is likely to break Moscow quickly.
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