美特種部隊將“很快”進入敘利亞

A U.S. official says American special forces will go into northern Syria "very soon" on their mission to help coordinate local fighters and the efforts of a U.S.-led coalition targeting Islamic State militants.

Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Brett McGurk said Sunday during an appearance on CBS television's "Face the Nation" that while the troops are going into Syria, the U.S. will not say exactly when that will happen.

President Barack Obama last month authorized up to 50 troops for the mission that will involve working with local Syrian forces, Arabs, Kurds and Turkmen fighters.

McGurk said the United States is at war with the Islamic State group and that the entire international community needs to be as well.

He also responded to criticism that the U.S. has been moving too slowly to confront the militants in Iraq and Syria, saying efforts have recently accelerated and that the coming push toward the Islamic State de facto capital in Raqqa, Syria could not have happened six months ago.美國官員說，美國特種部隊將“很快”進入敘利亞北部地區，幫助協調當地武裝人員和美國領導的打擊伊斯蘭國激進分子的行動。

美國副助理國務卿佈雷特·麥格剋星期天在哥倫比亞廣播公司（CBS）的 “面對國家”節目中說，美國部隊即將進入敘利亞，不過美國不會具體指明行動的日期。

美國總統奧巴馬上個月授權50名特種部隊軍人執行這一任務，包括與當地的敘利亞武裝、以及阿拉伯、庫爾德和土庫曼武裝採取聯合行動。

麥克格副助理國務卿說，美國現在與伊斯蘭國組織處於交戰狀態，整個國際社會也需要這樣做。

有人批評說，美國在打擊伊拉克和敘利亞的激進分子時行動過於遲緩。麥克格迴應說，最近已經加強了打擊力度和速度。他說，即將開始的針對伊斯蘭國在敘利亞總部拉卡的行動在六個月之前是不可能進行。