US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General A Milley made a rare, unannounced visit to Syria where he said the US deployment to the country to combat Islamic State is still worth the risk.
Army General Mark Milley flew to Syria to assess efforts to prevent a resurgence of the militant group and review safeguards for American forces against attacks.
The nearly eight-year-old US deployment to Syria to combat Islamic State is still worth the risk, the top US military officer said on Saturday, after a rare, unannounced visit to a dusty base in the country's northeast to meet U.S. troops.