A strategy to prevent ISIS return is required, SDF
QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) emphasized on Wednesday that a military and political strategy should be developed to prevent ISIS, which continuously endeavours to capture some of Syria’s land, warning that ISIS sleeper cells are still posing a major threat.
In March 23, 2019, the SDF announced liberating the last stronghold of ISIS in Baghouz town in Deir ez-Zor countryside.
The general command of the SDF said “ISIS was trying to find a foothold to expand and attract other possible worldwide members.”
In a statement published in the third anniversary of driving ISIS out of its last stronghold in Baghouz, the SDF pointed out that the last attack on al-Sina’a prison in Hasakah “is a proof to ISIS ongoing threat in light of the international community negligence to find a solution.”
Moreover, the statement warned that the lack of an international comprehensive plan to settle the condition of the ISIS members and their families held in prisons and camps and to provide sufficient support to rebuild the ISIS-battle-damaged areas “increase human and economic costs”.
The SDF criticized the irresponsibility of some countries toward its ISIS nationals and their failure to give the necessary assistance required to establish an international court in northeastern Syria.
The statement indicated that these approaches affect the previous years’ efforts in fighting ISIS, let alone enabling it to overcome its setbacks.
The general command of the SDF invited the member states of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS to back them in their long war and put a clear military, security and political strategy to prevent ISIS return.
The SDF statement also invited the international community to “support stabilization and economic and community developments, as well as preventing other actors, particularly Turkey, of diminishing the SDF and people achievements which cost the lives of thousands of martyrs”.