James Jeffrey to also serve as anti-ISIS envoy

James Jeffrey to also serve as anti-ISIS envoy
America's Syria envoy James Jeffrey will also serve as the United States envoy to the international coalition against the ISIS, the State Department said on Friday (Jan. 4), AFP reported

"With this additional responsibility, Ambassador Jeffrey will lead and coordinate US Department of State relations with the Global Coalition to defeat (IS) and Department efforts to implement President Trump's announcement of a responsible US troop withdrawal from Syria," spokesman Robert Palladino said in a statement.

Jeffrey, a former US ambassador to Iraq and Turkey, will replace Brett McGurk as anti-IS envoy, a post from which he resigned following US President Donald Trump's controversial decision in December to withdraw American forces from Syria.

The December 21 announcement of McGurk's departure followed that of Jim Mattis, who quit as defense chief over fundamental disagreements with Trump, including over Syria.

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