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November 06, 2017
Sustained U.S. Leadership Vital to Achieve Long-term Stability in Iraq, Crocker Tells Members of House Armed Services Committee
Raqqa, the northern Syrian city used as a de facto capital by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), was recently liberated from control of the self-declared caliphate. While the news is welcome, it remains to be seen how ISIL will move forward and what the path to peace and stabilization in Syria, Iraq, and neighboring regions looks like.An Oct. 3 hearing convened by the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee of the 115th Congress considered how the United States intends to secure peace and achieve success beyond the battlefield, once ISIL is defeated.Among the testifying witnesses was Amb. Ryan C…