February 10, 2016

2016-02-10T21:52:00-05:00

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Brett McGurk testified at a hearing on the threat posed by ISIS* in Iraq, Syria, and Libya. Mr. McGurk had recently returned from the region where he met with Syrian Kurdish groups in rebel-controlled territory. He cited progress in reducing the oil output of ISIS due to U.S. and allied air strikes, as well as Turkey’s efforts to secure its border with Syria in order to reduce the flow of foreign fighters and supplies. He also discussed the humanitarian and Syrian refugee situation, efforts to counter ISIS messaging on social media and the role of other countries in the region to aid in the conflict.



* The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), or DAISH/DAESH in Arabic is a militant group that has called itself the Islamic State.

Brett McGurk testified at a hearing on the threat posed by ISIS* in Iraq, Syria, and Libya. Mr. McGurk had recently returned from the region… read more