US general: More cross-border co-operation needed to fight IS
AMMAN, Jordan – The new commander of the U.S. Special Operations Command says an international coalition of special forces fighting Islamic State extremists must co-operate more closely and “adapt faster than the enemy.”
Army Gen. Raymond Thomas told an international military conference in Jordan that “gaps and seams created by (national) boundaries … have provided trans-regional terrorist organizations with manoeuvr space that needs to be addressed.”
Thomas said Monday that co-operation with special forces from Nigeria, Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco and Indonesia will become more important in the battle against IS.
He says other countries in the region, including Jordan, are already part of a special forces network. Jordan borders Syria and Iraq, where IS controls large chunks of territory.
Monday’s conference precedes a bi-annual international defence exhibition in Jordan known as SOFEX.
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