(Islamic State is also known as ISIS.) Located about 50 miles south of the border, it holds an estimated 70,000 Islamic State family members and sympathizers. Without the Kurds, “we will no longer have a partner” to fight Islamic State, said an official involved in Syria policy. “I’m not siding with anyone in Syria,” Trump told reporters at the White House. He said the continued containment of Islamic State should fall to countries in the region.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 07, 2019 23:37 UTC