"We intend to remain in this position, working with our partners from the SDS (Syrian Democratic Forces. - RT ), to continue operations against ISIS in the Euphrates River Valley, where these goals are their own," Al Arabiya quotes him.
Earlier, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the US Armed Forces, General Mark Milli, announced his intention to leave up to 600 troops in Syria.
On October 27, President of the United States Donald Trump announced that the leader of the Islamic State, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was eliminated during a US special operation in Syria, and on October 29, American soldiers destroyed the first deputy leader of the Islamic State.
* “Islamic State” (ISIS, ISIS) - the organization was recognized as terrorist by decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of December 29, 2014.