据当地官员称，数百名与伊斯兰国(简称“伊斯兰国”)有关联的人已从叙利亚东北部的拘留营逃脱，尽管唐纳德·特朗普总统一再保证，该极端主义激进组织已被成功击败。
包括妇女和儿童在内的至少750名伊斯兰国成员从Ain Issa难民营逃脱，卫报据报告的此前，土耳其发动进攻，特朗普默许土耳其总统雷杰普·塔伊普·埃尔多安并于上周下令美军从该地区撤出，随后又向前推进。
白宫做出的这一有争议的决定遭到了华盛顿共和党和民主党主要议员的抨击，他们认为撤军可能导致伊斯兰国的复苏，并助长伊朗和俄罗斯等也卷入叙利亚冲突的美国敌人的气焰。
另外五名伊斯兰国武装分子据说逃跑了据叙利亚民主力量的库尔德官员称，本周末早些时候在卡米什利市的一个不同的拘留所。美国军方此前曾在打击伊拉克和黎凡特伊斯兰国的战争中支持库尔德战士，但白宫上周日出人意料地宣布，将允许土耳其进入该地区并从该地区撤出美国军队。土耳其和库尔德人长期以来一直处于冲突之中，这一决定导致华盛顿的许多人以及库尔德领导人指责美国放弃了一个重要的美国盟友。
10月13日，从土耳其边境城镇阿卡卡莱看，叙利亚城镇特尔阿比耶德上空浓烟滚滚
尽管他从叙利亚撤军遭到强烈反对，特朗普坚持周四伊拉克和黎凡特伊斯兰国被击败，美国不应再卷入这场冲突。
“我们赢了。我们已经打败了伊斯兰国，而且我们已经彻底打败了他们。我们没有士兵。我最不想做的事就是带成千上万的士兵进来，再次打败所有人。我们已经这样做了，”总统告诉记者。特朗普几个月来一直声称，尽管分析师和共和党高层议员进行了评估，但这个极端组织已经被击败。
甚至国会中的关键共和党盟友也反对总统的评估。南卡罗来纳州共和党参议员林赛·格雷厄姆通常为总统辩护，他一再抨击特朗普，并领导反对派反对有争议的撤军。
“伊斯兰国没有被打败。这是本届政府撒下的最大谎言，”格雷厄姆告诉福克斯新闻上周一。
退役的美国海军上将詹姆斯·斯塔夫里迪斯曾担任北大西洋公约组织(北约)最高盟军司令，他周四辩称撤军将使三军情报局得以重组。斯塔夫里迪斯说:“把他们撤出绝对会让那群伊斯兰国战士进行改革。”在采访中说和MSNBC在一起。
退役的四星美国陆军上将约翰·杰克·基恩将伊希斯被击败的断言归类为“神话”在采访中福克斯商业频道也是如此。
随着伊斯兰国激进分子和附属组织的逃脱，华盛顿对伊斯兰国重组的担忧无疑会加剧，因为立法者一再警告特朗普的决定破坏国家安全，同时也损害与盟友的关系。与此同时，特朗普指出土耳其和美国也是盟友，从而为自己的决定辩护。安卡拉和华盛顿通过北约结盟。
与此同时，特朗普威胁称，如果土耳其的军事目标是库尔德人，并允许伊斯兰国战士逃跑，他将对土耳其实施严厉的经济制裁。据报道，自土耳其军队进入叙利亚以来，这两种情况一直在发生。周末，流传的视频似乎显示土耳其支持的叙利亚军队处决库尔德战士。报告还表明库尔德平民成为目标。
福克斯新闻主播克里斯·华莱士面对特朗普的国防部长马克·埃斯珀周日报道。埃斯珀回应说，美国没有能力在军事上对抗土耳其。
埃斯珀说:“首先，美国没有足够的力量来阻止对土耳其15000人的入侵。”。他辩称，美国“没有代表自卫队与北约的长期盟友土耳其开战”
HUNDREDS OF ISIS AFFILIATES ESCAPE SYRIAN PRISON CAMP AFTER TRUMP INSISTS EXTREMIST GROUP DEFEATED
Hundreds of individuals associated with the Islamic State (or ISIS) have escaped from a detention camp in northeastern Syria, according to local officials, despite President Donald Trump's repeated reassurances that the extremist militant group has been successfully defeated.
At least 750 of the ISIS affiliates, including women and children, escaped from the Ain Issa camp, The Guardian reported, after rioting in the wake of a Turkish offensive, which moved forward after Trump acquiesced to Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and ordered the withdrawal of U.S. troops from the region last week.
The controversial decision from the White House has been slammed by leading Republican and Democratic lawmakers in Washington, who have argued that the withdrawal could lead to the resurgence of ISIS and embolden other U.S. foes, such as Iran and Russia, which are also involved in the Syrian conflict.
An additional five ISIS militants reportedly escaped from a different detention facility in Qamishli city earlier this weekend, according to Kurdish officials with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The U.S. military had previously been bolstering the Kurdish fighters in the war against ISIS, but the White House made a surprise announcement last Sunday that it would allow Turkey to move in and withdraw American troops from the region. Turkey and the Kurds have long been in conflict, and the decision has led many in Washington, as well as Kurdish leaders, to accuse the U.S. of abandoning a key U.S. ally.
Smoke rises over the Syrian town of Tel Abyad, as seen from the Turkish border town of Akcakale, on October 13 in Akcakale, Turkey
Despite the significant backlash to his Syria withdrawal, Trump insisted on Thursday that ISIS was defeated and the U.S. no longer should be involved in the conflict.
"We've won. We've beat ISIS and we've beat them badly and decisively. We have no soldiers. The last thing I want to do is bring thousands and thousands of soldiers in and defeat everybody again. We've already done that," the president told reporters. Trump has claimed for months that the extremist group has been defeated, despite the assessment of analysts and top GOP lawmakers.
Even key Republican allies in Congress have opposed the president's assessment. GOP Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, who typically defends the president, has slammed Trump repeatedly and led the opposition to the controversial withdrawal.
"ISIS is not defeated. This is the biggest lie being told by this administration," Graham told Fox News last Monday.
Retired U.S. Navy Admiral James Stavridis, who previously served as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) Supreme Allied Commander, argued on Thursday that the withdrawal would allow ISIS to regroup. "Pulling them out will absolutely allow the reforming of that mass of Islamic State fighters," Stavridis said in an interview with MSNBC.
Retired four-star U.S. Army General John "Jack" Keane classified the assertion that ISIS had been defeated as a "myth" in an interview with Fox Business last week as well.
With the escape of ISIS militants and affiliates, concerns about ISIS regrouping will undoubtedly grow in Washington, as lawmakers have repeatedly warned that Trump's decision undermines national security while also harming relations with allies. At the same time, Trump has justified his decision by pointing out that Turkey and the U.S. are also allies. Ankara and Washington are allied through NATO.
At the same time, Trump has threatened to implement harsh economic sanctions against Turkey if its military targets the Kurds and allows ISIS fighters to escape. Both of those things have reportedly been happening since the Turkish forces have moved into Syria. Over the weekend, videos circulated appearing to show Turkish-backed Syrian forces executing Kurdish fighters. Reports also suggested that Kurdish civilians had been targeted.
Fox News anchor Chris Wallace confronted Trump's Secretary of Defense Mark Esper with the reports on Sunday. Esper responded by saying the U.S. didn't have the capability to confront Turkey militarily.
"The United States, first of all, doesn't have the forces on hand to stop an invasion of Turkey that is 15,000 strong," Esper said. He argued that the U.S. "didn't sign up to fight Turkey, a longstanding NATO ally on behalf of the SDF."
