The draft report will be delivered to Pentagon officials and lawmakers on Friday, with the full report due to be made public Monday. The inspector general's office releases quarterly reports about the progress of the anti-ISIS campaign in Iraq and Syria, dubbed Operation Inherent Resolve. In the near term, we expect they will focus on guerrilla-type tactics after losing the remaining ground under ISIS control," a second senior U.S. defense official told Fox News. "I believe it’s fair to say that they could retake some territory if they are not subject to pressure. President Trump announced plans for a pullout of U.S. troops from Syria back in December, asserting that ISIS had been defeated.

Source: Fox News February 01, 2019 02:48 UTC