IMI-Aktuell 2018/188
Syrien: US-Abzug? (II)
(05.04.2018)
Nahezu parallel zu den Ankündigungen von US-Präsident Trump, in Kürze würden die US-Truppen aus Syrien abgezogen (siehe IMI-Aktuell 2018/180) meldet sich der Chef des US-Zentralkommandos mit genau der gegenteiligen Botschaft zu Wort. Die Washington Post schreibt: „As Trump talks of leaving Syria, his top commander in the Middle East emphasizes the need to stay […]. ‚A lot of very good military progress has been made over the last couple of years, but the hard part, I think, is in front of us,‘ said Gen. Joseph L. Votel, head of U.S. Central Command. Upcoming efforts, he said, include the military’s role in ’stabilizing [Syria], consolidating gains‘ and “addressing long-term issues of reconstruction” after the defeat of the Islamic State.“ UPDATE: Auch eine Pressemitteilung des Weißen Hauses macht einen Rückzieher, berichtet abcnews: „In a statement issued Wednesday meant to clarify the U.S. presence in Syria, the White House did not announce an immediate withdrawal of U.S. forces, despite President Donald Trump’s repeated calls in the past week to leave the country „very soon.“ (jw)