US general warns of declaring victory over a supporter

by **claud39** Fri Feb 15, 2019 8:57 am

https://www.skynewsarabia.com/middle-east/1227491-%D8%AC%D9%86%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%94%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%83%D9%8A-%D9%8A%D8%AD%D8%B0%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%95%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%B5%D8%B1-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%B4

US general warns of declaring victory over a supporter

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The[size=17]commander of US special forces, General Raymond Thomas, warned Thursday of the announcement of "victory" over the organization of Dahesh, who is still defending his last pockets in Syria.[/size]

When he announced in December 2018 that he would withdraw 2,000 US troops from Syria , most of them special forces, US President Donald Trump said Washington had "won" the war.

During a hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee, General Thomas' senator asked what victory was in Syria. "I do not make it easy to use a victory phrase instead of a goal," he said.

"The goal is to reduce the threat in that region," he said. "We are about to reduce this threat ... and to identify the capabilities that must remain in place within the region to ensure this goal."

Since Trump's statement, US officials have been keen to downplay the importance of declaring the final victory over a preacher, pointing out that the terrorist organization will remain a threat even after losing control it announced in 2014.

The general also confirmed that he was not confident in assessing the situation in Syria. "It is one of the most complex challenges our forces have faced for some time," he said.

As for the Syrian-backed Syrian Kurdish fighters and the question of weakening them to Turkey after the upcoming US withdrawal, the general said, "We are considering solutions to maintain contact with them and a certain level of support" for them.

by **claud39** Fri Feb 15, 2019 9:02 am

http://www.dijlah.tv/index.php?page=article&id=225647

[size=30][ltr]US general: We have not won a favor[/ltr][/size]

15-02-2019

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US special forces commander Raymond Thomas said on Friday that the announcement of 'victory' over the organization of a very wrong advocate at this time is still defending his last pockets in Syria.

Thomas said during a meeting of the Senate, that 'the declaration of victory over a dodger at this time is very wrong as we are still fighting them,' noting that 'does not facilitate the use of the phrase victory replaced the term goal'

"The goal is to reduce the threat in that region, and we are about to reduce this threat, and to identify the capabilities that must remain in place within the region to ensure this goal," he said.

by **claud39** Fri Feb 15, 2019 11:05 am

https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=34320

[size=36]Trump: We have succeeded in eliminating a supporter and we have an important announcement within 24 hours on Syria[/size]

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Trump: We have succeeded in eliminating a supporter and we have an important announcement within 24 hours on Syria