Kirby: The mission of our forces in Syria is to fight ISIS
ARK News… National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications at the White House, John Kirby, confirmed that American forces in Syria and Iraq “are present on a very important mission, which is to pursue ISIS.”
In the daily press conference, Kirby said that American forces in Syria and Iraq “were attacked in the past by Iranian-backed militias,” noting that the American army responded to the attacks and retaliated with great force.
The American official stressed that the United States “will do what it must do to protect its forces and facilities,” pointing out that “the decision will be made by the American President, and he will do so at the time and method he chooses.”
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