Development reported that ISIS remains a threat in Iraq and Syria and that [d]espite losing its territorial caliphate, the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria solidified its insurgent capabilities in Iraq and was resurging in Syria this quarter . The report estimated that ISIS has approximately 14,000 to 18,000 members in Iraq and Syria, including up to 3,000 foreigners. (3) That report also indicated that conditions at the Al Hol camp in Syria provided uncontested conditions to spread … ISIS ideology . ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has called on supporters to break fighters out of Al Hol and other detention facilities. (4) General Joseph Votel, who served as the Commander of the United States Central Command from March 2016 to March 2019 and oversaw military operations in Iraq and Syria, has called the alliance between the United States and Kurdish forces in northeastern Syria one of our most successful partnerships and called the Kurdish People’s Protection Units the backbone of the fighting force against ISIS in Syria . (5) General Votel has also said, A possible invasion from Turkey against the Kurdish elements of the SDF, coupled with a hasty U.S. departure, now threaten to rapidly destabilize an already fragile security situation in Syria’s northeast. . (6) The sudden withdrawal of United States forces made way for Turkish offensive operations against the SDF. That withdrawal has serious consequences for United States security, including allowing allies and potential allies in counterterrorism efforts to question the resolve and commitment of the United States to its operations and allowing for the continued resurgence of ISIS in the region as SDF forces defend themselves against the Turkish offensive. (b) Report required Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to Congress a report on the strategy to counter the ISIS resurgence and stabilize the region, including ensuring the secure detention of captured ISIS fighters and stopping recruitment efforts in