{"id":18717,"date":"2016-05-09T18:05:42","date_gmt":"2016-05-09T18:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2016\/05\/09\/ussocom-transregional-approach-needed-to-combat-isis\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T21:45:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:45:42","slug":"ussocom-transregional-approach-needed-to-combat-isis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/pentagon\/2016\/05\/09\/ussocom-transregional-approach-needed-to-combat-isis\/","title":{"rendered":"USSOCOM: &#8216;Transregional&#8217; Approach Needed To Combat ISIS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AMMAN, Jordan \u2014 In order to defeat terrorist organizations, special operations forces worldwide need to, in a way, take a page from their book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Islamic State group and other terrorist organizations have no boundaries in terms of borders or bureaucracy, and special operations forces should operate in the same &#8220;transregional&#8221; way these adversaries do, according to the new commander of US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The axiom that it takes a network to defeat a network logically drives the corollary that it takes a\u00a0transregional network to defeat a similar foe,&#8221; Gen. 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