We remain resolute supporting SDF efforts to maintain stability, Coalition
QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – The Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTFOIR) stressed yesterday, its determination to continue supporting the efforts of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to maintain security and stability in northeastern Syria.
“We remain resolute to supporting the SDF efforts to maintain security & stability so that local communities can rebuild & flourish.” CJTFOIR tweeted.
Commenting on the military operations against ISIS sleeper cells the CJTFOIR added, “Another example of our firm commitment as partners to create conditions where Daesh can’t thrive again in NE Syria.”
These statements coincide with a talk by observers of the situation in northeastern Syria about Washington handing over the Syrian crisis to the Russians, amid Turkish threats of a military operation against the region.
The commander of the US Central Command, General Kenneth McKenzie, indicated in an interview on Alhurra channel that SDF is conducting operations in Syria, and that the US forces and the Global Coalition provide them with logistical support.
Nadine Maenza, Chair of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom, said in an article for The National Interest website that US should reward them [SDF] for their excellent conditions in NE Syria.
Maenza’s article titled Victory in Syria Requires Learning from Afghanistan.
“One has to consider the lessons learned from Afghanistan. There seems to be broad agreement now that keeping a small US presence goes far in supporting stability as well as ensuring Daesh’s [ISIS] enduring defeat by continuing to lead the Global Coalition to Defeat Daesh/ISIS with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF),” Maenza added.
“While most know the SDF because of its legendary defeat of the ISIS Caliphate, most don’t realize that it was not just fighting against ISIS—,” she noted.
“The SDF was fighting for the opportunity to set up self-governance that has become the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES). Having spent seven weeks on the ground in the past year, I have seen how this government gives everyone the opportunity to participate regardless of religion, ethnicity, or gender—with 50 percent of all leaders being women.”
Maenza has recommended that the US government lift sanctions on the area governed by the AANES. The United States often punishes governments with sanctions for human rights violations, instead, it should reward them for their excellent conditions.
She also recommended in the article that the US government demands the AANES’s “inclusion in all activities pursuant to United Nations (UN) Resolution 2254, including Geneva-based talks to resolve the Syrian conflict.” While the AANES is the only successful government in all of Syria, it is not included in efforts to find a political solution to the conflict.