Aqaba, Jordan, Dec 12, 2024 (AFP) - Kurdish-led Syria force 'critical' to blocking IS resurgence: Blinken

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2024-12-12

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday that the role of a Washington-backed Kurdish-led force was "critical" to preventing a resurgence of Islamic State jihadists in Syria following Bashar al-Assad's ouster. "At a time when we want to see this transition... to a better way forward for Syria, part of that also has to be ensuring that ISIS doesn't rear its ugly head again," Blinken said on a visit to Jordan, referring to the Islamic......

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