伊拉克外长周四表示，伊拉克正在未雨绸缪，以防“伊斯兰国”武装分子从叙利亚越境进入本国。就在一天前，美军刚刚正式结束了在伊拉克的反“伊斯兰国”军事行动。
Iraq is preparing for the possibility that Islamic State fighters could spill across the border from Syria, the country's foreign minister said Thursday. It comes just one day after the U.S. military formally ended its counter-ISIS mission in Iraq.
福阿德·侯赛因外长周四在华盛顿对记者说，巴格达正在密切监视“伊斯兰国”近期在邻国叙利亚的动向，并警告称，若武装分子越境进入伊拉克，将再次对该国安全构成威胁。
Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein told reporters in Washington, D.C. on Thursday that Baghdad is closely watching recent ISIS activity in neighboring Syria, and warned that fighters crossing into Iraq could once again pose a threat to the country's security.
“我们对‘伊斯兰国’在叙利亚境内的活动感到担忧，”侯赛因说道，并补充说伊拉克军队已做好准备，随时应对任何可能向边境逼近的武装分子。不过他也强调，巴格达方面相信，即便没有以往由美国主导的大规模联军支援，本国军队也有能力对付这一恐怖组织。
"We are worried about ISIS activities inside Syria," Hussein said, adding that Iraqi forces were preparing to confront any movement toward the border. Still, he stressed that Baghdad believes its military can now handle the terrorist group without the large U.S.-led coalition presence that helped defeat ISIS's self-declared caliphate.
有专家警告称，“伊斯兰国”正伺机利用美国从伊拉克撤军这一历史性契机，该恐怖组织“正积极等待可乘之机”。侯赛因指出：“如果他们能够越境，那将再次对我们的安全构成威胁。我们正在做好准备——一旦有武装分子从叙利亚进入伊拉克，我们就会予以打击并将其消灭。”这一警告是在周三“坚定决心行动”中最后一批美军撤离后发出的。
ISIS POISED TO EXPLOIT HISTORIC US IRAQ EXIT, TERROR GROUP 'ACTIVELY WAITING IN THE GAPS,' EXPERT WARNS "If they would be capable to cross the border, that would be once again a threat to our security," Hussein said. "We are preparing ourselves – if there will be any movement from inside Iraq — to fight them and to defeat them." The warning came just after the departure of the final U.S. forces under Operation Inherent Resolve on Wednesday.
美国即将再次从中东大规模撤军，但恐怖威胁依然存在。特朗普将此次撤军称作是对ISIS的胜利，称该恐怖组织已“遭到彻底击溃”。
US FACES ANOTHER MAJOR MIDDLE EAST TROOP WITHDRAWAL, BUT THREAT REMAINS Trump hailed the withdrawal as a victory over ISIS, saying the terrorist group had been "completely decimated."
“我们出兵是为了消灭‘伊斯兰国’，如今‘伊斯兰国’已不复存在，因此我们该回家了，”特朗普说道，“今天是美国的胜利，是伊拉克的胜利，更是对ISIS的决定性胜利。”然而就在四天前，叙利亚当局宣布捣毁了一个活跃于四个省份的ISIS分支组织，逮捕了四名头目并缴获了大量用于实施袭击的爆炸物。据叙利亚安全部队介绍，该组织曾实施多起绑架事件，还参与暗杀及安放爆炸装置。
"We came to fight a caliphate, and there is no longer a caliphate, so we are going home," Trump said. "This day is a victory for the United States, a victory for Iraq, and a decisive victory over ISIS." But Hussein's warning came four days after Syrian authorities said they dismantled an ISIS cell operating across four provinces, arresting four of its leaders and seizing explosives that had been prepared for attacks. The cell had carried out kidnappings and was involved in assassinations and planting explosive devices, according to Syrian security forces.
美国官方评估认为，ISIS的势力已遭到严重削弱，不再对伊拉克构成系统性威胁，但该恐怖组织仍在伊拉克和叙利亚各地保留着零散的分支组织。五角大楼指出，伊拉克军队已具备独立遏制剩余威胁的能力；与此同时，美军仍会在叙利亚开展打击ISIS的行动，以防该组织死灰复燃。
U.S. officials assess that ISIS has been severely degraded and no longer poses a systemic threat to Iraq, but the terrorist group maintains scattered cells across Iraq and Syria. The Pentagon has said Iraqi forces are capable of suppressing the remaining threat themselves, while U.S. forces continue counter-ISIS operations in Syria aimed at preventing the group from reconstituting.
此次撤军标志着美国在伊拉克的军事行动正式画上句号。这场以不同形式持续了二十余年的军事行动深刻改变了美国的外交政策。2003年的入侵行动推翻了萨达姆·侯赛因政权，却引发了持续多年的叛乱与教派冲突。直至2011年美军撤离时，已有近4500名美军士兵阵亡。
The withdrawal marked the end of a U.S. military mission in Iraq that, in different forms, stretched across more than two decades and reshaped American foreign policy. The 2003 invasion toppled Saddam Hussein but gave way to years of insurgency and sectarian violence. Nearly 4,500 U.S. service members were killed before American forces withdrew in 2011.
三年后，随着ISIS迅速占领伊拉克和叙利亚大片领土、攻占摩苏尔并宣布建立所谓的“哈里发国”，美军再度重返该地区。2014年，美国发起“坚定决心行动”，率领国际联军协助伊拉克军队夺回被ISIS占领的领土。
Three years later, U.S. troops returned as ISIS swept across large parts of Iraq and Syria, seizing Mosul and declaring a self-styled caliphate. The U.S. launched Operation Inherent Resolve in 2014, leading an international coalition that helped Iraqi forces reclaim the territory ISIS had captured.
撤军后，伊拉克计划与美国建立双边安全合作关系，不过目前双方尚未就合作的具体形式展开讨论。
After the withdrawal, Iraq intends to pursue a bilateral security relationship with the U.S., though discussions on what that will look like have not yet begun.
他说，巴格达和华盛顿在讨论联军撤离的相关事宜时，已经就未来安全合作的总体原则达成了一致，但仍有许多细节需要进一步商定，比如应提供何种形式的培训、如何共享情报以及如何开展其他形式的军事合作。
He said Baghdad and Washington had discussed the principle of a future security relationship while negotiating the coalition’s departure, but still need to work out the details, including what kind of training, intelligence sharing or other military cooperation could continue.
与此同时，巴格达正在努力将那些得到伊朗支持的、在正规安全部队之外活动的民兵组织纳入政府控制之下；这些组织长期以来一直是伊拉克与美国之间矛盾的根源之一。
At the same time, Baghdad is moving to bring Iran-backed militia groups operating outside the regular security forces under government control, another longstanding source of friction between Iraq and the U.S.
伊拉克最初设定的最后期限为9月30日（即联军撤离的日期），要求这些武装组织要么交出武器，要么接受政府的管理。但由于一些强势派系的抵制，这一期限已被推迟至2027年6月。
Iraq had originally set a Sept. 30 deadline — coinciding with the U.S.-led coalition’s withdrawal — for armed groups to lay down their weapons or come under state authority. That deadline has since slipped to June 2027 as some powerful factions resist disarmament.
侯赛因表示，其中一个武装组织已于周四发表声明支持政府的计划，预计还有其他组织会在未来一天内跟进表态；与此同时，与其余武装组织的谈判仍在继续进行。
Hussein said one group had issued a statement Thursday backing the government’s plan and another was expected to follow within a day, while negotiations continued with others.
“任何一方都不应独自掌握决策权并攻击其他国家，”侯赛因强调。
"A single group will not be allowed to take the decision in their hands and attack other countries," Hussein said.
随着伊拉克试图控制美国与邻国伊朗之间的冲突所带来的影响，这个问题变得更加紧迫。侯赛因证实，最近对沙特阿拉伯的袭击是从靠近伊朗边境的伊拉克领土上发起的，巴格达已对此展开调查，并与利雅得和德黑兰进行了磋商。
That question has taken on new urgency as Iraq tries to contain the fallout from the war between the U.S. and neighboring Iran. Hussein confirmed that a recent attack on Saudi Arabia originated from Iraqi territory near the Iranian border, prompting an investigation by Baghdad and consultations with both Riyadh and Tehran.
侯赛因表示，他已就此次袭击事件与沙特外交大臣费萨尔·本·法尔汉王子进行了沟通，并计划前往利雅得进一步讨论此事。他表示，相关调查仍在进行中。
Hussein said he had been in contact with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan over the attack and planned to visit Riyadh to discuss the matter further. The investigation remains ongoing, he said.
从更广泛的角度来看，侯赛因认为伊拉克处于美伊冲突的夹缝之中，伊拉克领土已经遭到双方的攻击。“我们成了这场战争的受害者，”侯赛因说道。
More broadly, Hussein described Iraq as caught in the middle of the U.S.-Iran conflict, saying Iraqi territory had been struck by both sides. "We became a victim of this war," Hussein said.
侯赛因表示，巴格达一直在敦促华盛顿和德黑兰通过谈判解决冲突，同时努力防止伊拉克进一步卷入这场争端之中。
Baghdad has pressed both Washington and Tehran to resolve the conflict through negotiations, Hussein said, while seeking to keep Iraq from being drawn further into the fighting.