{"id":26253,"date":"2019-02-15T11:18:37","date_gmt":"2019-02-15T11:18:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2019\/02\/15\/pentagon-chief-asks-partners-to-expand-isis-fight-as-us-withdraws-in-syria\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T22:13:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:13:46","slug":"pentagon-chief-asks-partners-to-expand-isis-fight-as-us-withdraws-in-syria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2019\/02\/15\/pentagon-chief-asks-partners-to-expand-isis-fight-as-us-withdraws-in-syria\/","title":{"rendered":"Pentagon chief asks allies to expand ISIS fight as US withdraws in Syria"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MUNICH \u2014 Acting U.S. defense chief <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2019\/02\/12\/shanahan-arrives-in-baghdad-as-questions-loom-on-where-syria-troops-will-go\/\" target=_blank>Patrick Shanahan<\/a> on Friday called on allies to expand efforts against the Islamic State globally, even as the U.S. plans to withdraw its troops from Syria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhile the time for U.S. troops on the ground in northeast Syria winds down, the United States remains committed to our coalition\u2019s cause, the permanent defeat of ISIS, both in the Middle East and beyond,\u201d Shanahan said Friday at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/smr\/munich-security-conference\/\" target=_blank>2019 Munich Security Conference<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shanahan met with German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen and other foreign leaders on plans to defeat the Islamic State group.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/smr\/munich-security-conference\/2019\/02\/14\/pentagon-chief-us-will-work-with-nato-on-planned-afghanistan-troop-withdrawal\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5649.JPG.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Pentagon chief: US will work with NATO on planned Afghanistan troop withdrawal<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">A departure &#039;won&#039;t be unilateral,&#039; Shanahan said.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shanahan\u2019s comments come as the top U.S. commander for the Middle East, Gen. Joseph Votel, told CNN that he would not have advised President Donald Trump to withdraw the 2,000 U.S. forces currently in Syria. Trump\u2019s announcement of a withdrawal led to the resignation of Defense Secretary Jim Mattis in December.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt would not have been my military advice at that particular time &#8230; I would not have made that suggestion, frankly,\u201d Votel told CNN of the troop withdrawal. The caliphate \u201cstill has leaders, still has fighters, it still has facilitators, it still has resources, so our continued military pressure is necessary to continue to go after that network.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. has been meeting with allies to discuss what type of additional forces they could provide to help monitor Syria after a U.S. withdrawal, particularly in northeast Syria, to keep Syrian Democratic Forces that have been key to the fight from being attacked by Turkey or pro-government forces after a withdrawal, Shanahan told reporters traveling with him this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pentagon officials have warned the Islamic State has morphed into a global ideological network as it\u2019s lost its grip on a physical caliphate. Shanahan said he was working with allies to develop ways to permanently defeat &#8220;ISIS\u2019s influence across the globe.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI, for one, envision an even bigger and stronger coalition going forward \u2013 one that has evolved to meet the global threat posed by ISIS\u2019s offshoots and its murderous ideology; a coalition that is utilizing the most effective collective capabilities to thwart ISIS\u2019s malign influence and activities in places like Afghanistan, the Philippines, the Sahel, the Sulu Sea, and beyond,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/europe\/2019\/02\/05\/germanys-plan-to-boost-defense-spending-hits-a-snag\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"177\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635985809796767586-germanjpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Germany\u2019s plan to boost defense spending hits a snag<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">News that the country\u2019s spending target is at risk is sure to embolden the narrative in Washington that Europe is somehow taking advantage of the United States.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Von der Leyen signaled she was in alignment with Shanahan\u2019s assessment on the Islamic State as an evolved threat, saying that while the \u201cphysical caliphate,\u201d is destroyed, &#8220;we are seeing the Islamic State change its face, go underground and build new networks.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She also stressed the need for Iraq reconstruction, where Germany has had a role. The goal, she said, must be to support the Iraqi government in ensuring all groups in the country are adequately represented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Syria, she said, the multibillion-dollar reconstruction effort requires a political settlement first and for refugees to be resettled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. officials say the Islamic State is holding on to fewer than two square miles in Syria, or less than two square miles, in the villages of the Middle Euphrates River Valley, where the bulk of the fighters are concentrated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Capitol Hill in recent days, senior Defense Department officials have affirmed progress against ISIS but repeatedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2019\/02\/06\/pentagon-officials-syria-withdrawal-heightens-isis-risks\/\" target=_blank>warned<\/a> that too rapid a withdrawal could create instability in the region. Votel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2019\/02\/05\/centcom-chief-says-trump-did-not-consult-him-on-syria-withdrawal-declaration\/\" target=_blank>said<\/a> in congressional testimony that he was not consulted or warned Trump would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2018\/12\/19\/troops-may-immediately-withdrawal-from-syria-as-trump-declares-victory-over-isis\/\" target=_blank>declare<\/a> a U.S. troop withdrawal and that the group still had \u201ctens of thousands\u201d of followers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the U.S., Trump\u2019s withdrawal plans have attracted and alienated lawmakers from both parties, highlighted when the Senate, in a bipartisan vote Feb. 5, urged Trump not to precipitously withdraw troops from Syria and Afghanistan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Patrick Shanahan wants allies to evolve to fight Islamic State&#8217;s global 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