Blinken discusses Syria’s future on unannounced visit to Iraq

We spent time talking, understandably, about the situation in Syria and the conviction of so many countries in the region and beyond that, as Syria moves from the Assad dictatorship to, hopefully, a democracy, it does so in a way that Of course, it protects everyone. of minorities in Syria, that produces an inclusive and non-sectarian government and that does not in any way become a platform for terrorism. We are determined to ensure that Daesh cannot re-emerge. The United States and Iraq together had tremendous success in eliminating the territorial caliphate that Daesh had created years ago, and now, having put Daesh back in its box, we cannot let it out. And we are determined to make sure that doesn’t happen.