,,iii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #cfa  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #ag1 #bjai,ms4
 ,ern/ 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,rubio7 submitt$
 ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! 
,committee on ,=eign ,relations         
,,resolution  ,ackn[l$g+ ! ,kurds' vital
 role 9 /opp+ ! spread ( ,,isis         
militants 9 ! ,middle ,ea/1 & = o!r     
purposes4  ,:]eas1 9 #bjad1 ! ,unit$    
,/ates l$ an int]national coalition     
aga9/ ,islamic ,/ate 7,,isis7 militants1
 conduct+ air/rikes & lat] build+       
milit>y bases on ,syrian t]ritory to    
assi/ gr\nd op]ations aga9/ ,,isis2     
,:]eas a coalition ( ,arab & ,kurdi%    
militias1 kn[n z ! ,syrian ,democratic  
,=ces 7,,sdf71 ) ! help ( ,unit$ ,/ates 
air/rikes & milit>y advisors1 drove     
,,isis away f ! ,turki% bord] & out (   
nor!rn ,syria2 ,:]eas1 s9ce ,,isis      
militants swept across ,syria & milit>y 
action aga9/ ,,isis began1 ! ,,sdf has  
done ! critical "w ( cle>+1 hold+1 &    
gov]n+ ! t]ritory previ\sly conqu]$ by !

 ,,isis militants2 ,:]eas ! ,,sdf became
 "o ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates /ronge/ p>tn]s 9  
fight+ ,,isis z fe>less & loyal fight]s 
:o f\ght fi]cely alongside ,unit$ ,/ates
 special op]ations =ces & o!r coalition 
p>tn]s1 los+ ov] #aj1jjj ,,sdf troops   
?r\gh\t ! c\rse ( milit>y op]ations2    
,:]eas ! ,,sdf ) coalition support      
captur$ approximately #aa1jjj ,,isis    
fight]s & deta9$ !m 9 ,kurdi%-held      
t]ritory2 ,:]eas ! ,kurds h assi/$      
humanit>ian ef=ts 9 ! area1 includ+ c>+ 
= refugees & op]at+ m ?an a doz5 camps =
 displac$ families1 help+ t5s ( ?\s&s ( 
p1 _m ( !m ! wives & *ildr5 ( ,,isis    
fight]s2 ,:]eas ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,turkey is
 ho/ile t[>d ,kurdi% gr\ps liv+ along   
its bord] ) ,syria1 claim+ t ! ,kurdi%  
fight]s 9 ,syria are l9k$ to ! ,kurdi/an
 ,work]s ,p>ty 7,,pkk71 :i* has be5 9   
conflict ) ,turkey = ! pa/ sev]al       
decades2 ,:]eas ! ,,sdf has n engag$ 9  
(f5sive op]ations aga9/ ,turkey & has   
s]v$ z a buff] prev5t+ extremi/ fight]s 
f laun*+ attacks into ,turkey & beyond2 

,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces 7    
ord]$ to )draw f sites along ! ,turki%  
bord] 9 nor!rn ,syria1 foll[$ by a      
,turki% incursion t began on ,octob] #i1
 #bjai2 ,:]eas ! )drawal ( ,unit$ ,/ates
 troops & ! ongo+ conflict betwe5       
,turkey & ,kurdi%-l$ fight]s w all[     
,,isis to pr(it f ! in/ability 9 !      
region1 z ,,sdf c\nt]-,,isis missions h 
be5 susp5d$1 & ,kurdi%-held ,,isis      
prison]s are 9 dang] ( be+ releas$ f    
conf9em5t1 z ! ,,sdf no long] h !       
capacity to gu>d det5tion facilities    
:ile !y are engag$ 9 def5sive op]ations 
aga9/ ,turki% =ces2 & ,:]eas ! )drawal (
 ,unit$ ,/ates =ces f nor!rn ,syria has 
sev]ely damag$ our relation%ip ) our    
,kurdi% p>tn]s1 effectively =c+ !m to   
ally ) ! ,assad regime1 all[+ !         
,gov]nm5ts ( ! ,russian ,f$]ation &     
,iran to exp& _! influ5ce 9 ! region1   
:ile at ! same "t lay+ ! gr\ndwork = an 
,,isis resurg5ce1 damag+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 /&+ 9 ! int]national community &       
und]m9+ bo? regional security z well z  

our own national security3 ,n[1 !re=e1  
be x  ,t is ! s5se ( ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 to 
ackn[l$ge ! importance ( ! ,kurds' vital
 role 9 /opp+ ! spread ( ,,isis         
militants 9 ! region2  7#b7 t ,,isis    
/ill poses a dang] 9 ! ,middle ,ea/ &   
beyond & mu/ n be all[$ ! opportunity to
 m\nt an effective resurg5ce campaign2  
7#c7 t ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t mu/    
cont9ue its lead+ role 9 promot+ peace 9
 ! ,middle ,ea/ & fight+ aga9/ t]rori/  
gr\ps su* z ,,isis1 :]ev] !y may be     
locat$2 &  7#d7 t ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se1
 9 conjunction ) ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate1   
%\ld provide a brief+ to ,congress )9   
#cj days outl9+ plans & a /rategy to    
cont9ue ! global fight aga9/ ,,isis1    
specifically address+ ! ongo+ ?reat (   
,,isis 9 ,syria & ,iraq & h[ ?is /rategy
 w--  7,a7 prev5t an ,,isis resurg5ce 9 
,syria2  7,b7 prev5t ,,isis ef=ts to    
capitalize f rec5t developm5ts2  7,c7   
conta9 any ,,isis expansion 9 ,syria or 
9 nations bord]+ ,syria2  7,d7 mitigate 
! ?reat ( ,,isis attacks on ! ,unit$    

,/ates homel& or our p>tn]s & allies2 & 
7,e7 protect ! ga9s made 9 ! fight aga9/
 ,,isis s9ce #bjad4