President Trump's administration has provided a temporary exemption to Proximity International, a contractor training local police in the Al Hol camp in Syria. This decision illustrates the critical role of maintaining security at the camp, which houses thousands of ISIS members and their families. The administration’s funding freeze, initiated to assess the effectiveness of U.S. foreign aid, initially curtailed operations, but the exemption acknowledges the importance of the contractor’s work in preventing a resurgence of the jihadist group amidst ongoing instability in Syria.
President Trump's administration has temporarily exempted Proximity International from its funding freeze, highlighting the importance of securing Al Hol camp against ISIS resurgence.
The reprieve for Proximity International underscores the critical nature of maintaining security in the Al Hol camp, home to 39,000 ISIS members and families.
Proximity International contends its training and equipping of local forces in northeastern Syria is critical in making America safer by preventing ISIS's resurgence.
Secretary Marco Rubio emphasized the funding freeze is necessary to evaluate the efficacy of U.S. foreign aid and its impact on national security.
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