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Witnesses tell senators FTO label doesn't give DOD authority for cross‑border strikes; SOCOM partners with SDF to prevent ISIS breakouts
Summary
Committee testimony clarified that the Foreign Terrorist Organization designation does not by itself give the Department of Defense authority to conduct cross‑border lethal operations; witnesses also described ongoing SOCOM partnership with the Syrian Democratic Forces to prevent ISIS escapes from prisons and camps.
Senators at the Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee hearing sought clarity on what legal authorities the Defense Department holds after the administration designated Mexican cartels as foreign terrorist organizations and on SOCOM’s role in northeastern Syria.
Assistant Secretary of Defense for SOLIC Mr. Jenkins told the panel that "the designation of foreign terrorist organization does not grant us any new authorities as a DOD entity." He said the designation helps coordinate a…
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