Kerry calls for faster, bigger US intervention in Syria

US Secretary of State John Kerry (C) gestures alongside United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan (L), and Saudi Foreign minister Adel al-Jubeir (R) in Abu Dhabi on November 23, 2015. (AFP photo)

US Secretary of State John Kerry has urged “faster” and broader American military and political intervention in Syria to fight against Daesh (ISIL).

"The key is to destroy Daesh rapidly in Syria and in Iraq," Kerry told reporters on Monday. "The president would like to see us go faster."

Prior to the Daesh attacks in Paris that killed 132 people, President Barack Obama had taken notable steps towards a military escalation in Syria by sending 50 Special Operations forces to Syria, Kerry said.

However, he did not outline any post-Paris additions to those policies.

Kerry made the comments after meeting Abu Dhabi's crown prince, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan in the UAE’s Abu Dhabi.

US Secretary of State John Kerry (L) and United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan, speak to the media after touring the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi on November 23, 2015. (AFP photo)

The top US diplomat ruled out the notion of a no-fly zone in Syria, recently reiterated by his predecessor Hillary Rodham Clinton, saying it was "not a new idea."

He also hinted at possible cooperation with Russia against Daesh, providing that Russia stops supporting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

He said that new cooperation "has to be done in a way that manages the passions and the disappointment” of US-backed militants fighting Assad.

The US is escalating its involvement in Syria amid Russia’s intensifying campaign in the country to assist Assad in fighting against ISIL terrorists.

Daesh terrorists, who were initially trained by the CIA in Jordan in 2012 to destabilize the Syrian government, now have parts of Syria and Iraq under control.

 


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