The main U.S. ally in Syria on Thursday pushed back on President Trump’s claims that the Islamic State has been defeated in Syria and criticized his decision to withdraw U.S. troops.
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said in a statement that ISIS has not been defeated, adding that pulling U.S. troops out of Syria would destabilize the region.
“The war against terrorism has not ended and (the Islamic State group) has not been defeated,” the SDF said, according to the Associated Press.
“The decision to pull out under these circumstances will lead to a state of instability and create a political and military void in the region and leave its people between the claws of enemy forces,” it added.
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Key US ally in Syria breaks with Trump: ISIS "has not been defeated" https://t.co/pfUHT1yTix pic.twitter.com/JyaWHBJ0l9
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