US lawmakers will get a firsthand account of the war in Syria this week as President Barack Obama's envoy to the anti-Islamic State coalition briefs them on his recent trip there.
Brett McGurk will discuss "the way forward in Syria and Iraq" in a closed session of the Senate Foreign Relations panel on Feb. 9, his first visit to Congress since returning from a short visit to Kobani and other areas in northern Syria. He is scheduled to talk to the House Foreign Affairs Committee in an open hearing Feb. 10, with an added focus on IS expansion to Libya and beyond.
