In a statement issued by White House on Thursday, US President Joe Biden said that the Turkish offensive into northeast Syria constitutes an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States.

“The situation in and in relation to Syria, and in particular the actions by the Government of Turkey to conduct a military offensive into northeast Syria, undermines the campaign to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, endangers civilians, and further threatens to undermine the peace, security, and stability in the region, and continues to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States,” the statement said.

The Biden administration has decided to continue the national emergency for one more year.

“For this reason, the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13894 of October 14, 2019, must continue in effect beyond October 14, 2021. Therefore, in accordance with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 USC 1622(d) ), I am continuing for 1 year the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13894 with respect to the situation in and in relation to Syria.”