Good evening, everybody. I just met with my National Security Council as part of our regular effort to review and intensify our campaign to destroy ISIL. I want to thank Secretary Kerry for hosting us and for his leadership of American diplomacy, not only in the Middle East but around the world. Secretary Carter and Chairman Dunford updated us on our military campaign, and Brett McGurk, my special envoy to our coalition, helped lead a review of our overall strategy. 大家晚上好。我刚刚与国家安全委员会举行了会议，这是我们定期努力的一部分，旨在审查并加强摧毁伊斯兰国的行动。我要感谢克里国务卿主持此次会议，感谢他不仅在中东而且在全球范围内领导美国外交工作。卡特国防部长和邓福德参谋长联席会议主席向我们通报了军事行动的最新进展，而我们的联盟特使布雷特·麦格克则协助领导了对整体战略的审议。
At the outset, I want to say, again, that this remains a difficult fight. The situation in Syria and Iraq is one of the most complex the world has seen in recent times. ISIL is entrenched, including in urban areas, using innocent civilians as human shields. 首先，我想再次强调，这场战斗仍然十分艰巨。叙利亚和伊拉克的局势是近年来世界上最复杂的局势之一。伊斯兰国根深蒂固，包括在城市地区，利用无辜平民作为人盾。
Even in places where ISIL has been driven out, it leaves behind utter devastation -- communities in ruin that need to be stabilized and rebuilt, which will take years and tremendous international resources, because, certainly in Iraq, they're hard-pressed to come up with everything that they need to rebuild, and in Syria, the regime there still is not constituted in such a way that it is investing in civilian populations. 即使在伊斯兰国被驱逐的地方，它也留下了彻底的破坏——满目疮痍的社区需要稳定和重建，这将需要数年时间和巨大的国际资源，因为伊拉克显然难以承担重建所需的一切费用，而叙利亚政权的构成方式使其并未对平民人口进行投资。
Countries, communities and groups that agree on fighting ISIL in the short term often don't agree on broader, long-term goals. Indeed, the fight in Syria is not only a civil war, but it's also a proxy war between regional powers, reflecting deep sectarian and political rivalries. Russia's intervention and airstrikes have reinforced the Assad regime and made a humanitarian catastrophe even worse. And the entire world has been horrified by images of starving Syrians -- including children -- reduced to near skeletons. 在短期内同意打击伊斯兰国的国家、社区和团体，往往在更广泛的长期目标上存在分歧。事实上，叙利亚的斗争不仅是一场内战，也是地区大国之间的代理人战争，反映了深刻的教派和政治对抗。俄罗斯的干预和空袭巩固了阿萨德政权，使人道主义灾难雪上加霜。整个世界都对饥饿的叙利亚人——包括儿童——瘦得皮包骨的画面感到震惊。
So this is a tough situation with a lot of moving parts. And as a consequence, I want to thank John for his tireless efforts, along with his team, to reach a cessation of hostilities in the civil war. None of us are under any illusions. We're all aware of the many potential pitfalls, and there are plenty of reasons for skepticism. But history would judge us harshly if we did not do our part in at least trying to end this terrible conflict with diplomacy. 因此，这是一个涉及众多因素的艰难局面。正因如此，我要感谢约翰及其团队为达成内战停火协议所做出的不懈努力。我们中没有人抱有任何幻想。我们都清楚存在许多潜在的陷阱，也有充分的理由持怀疑态度。但如果我们不尽自己的一份力量，至少尝试通过外交手段结束这场可怕的冲突，历史将对我们做出严厉的评判。
If implemented -- and that's a significant "if" -- this cessation could reduce the violence and get more food and aid to Syrians who are suffering and desperately need it. It could save lives. Potentially, it could also lead to negotiations on a political settlement to end the civil war so that everybody can focus their attention on destroying ISIL. 如果得以实施——这是一个重要的"如果"——这次停火可以减少暴力，向遭受苦难、迫切需要援助的叙利亚人提供更多粮食和援助。它可以挽救生命。它还有可能促成政治解决谈判，结束内战，让所有人都能集中精力摧毁伊斯兰国。
And that's why the United States will do everything we can to maximize the chances of success in this cessation of hostilities. At the same time, I want to make totally clear that there will be absolutely no cease-fire with respect to ISIL. We remain relentless in going after them. 这就是为什么美国将尽一切努力最大限度地提高这次停火成功的机会。同时，我要非常明确地表示，针对伊斯兰国绝对不会停火。我们将继续无情地打击他们。
About two months ago, at the Pentagon, I said that we had to squeeze ISIL's core in Syria and Iraq -- its heart -- to make it harder for these killers to pump their terror and their propaganda to the rest of the world. And over the last two months, the good news is we've done exactly that. We've continued to intensify our efforts, and we're seeing results. 大约两个月前，在五角大楼，我说过我们必须挤压伊斯兰国在叙利亚和伊拉克的核心——它的心脏——让这些杀手更难向世界其他地区输送恐怖和宣传。在过去的两个月里，好消息是我们正是这样做的。我们继续加强努力，并且正在看到成果。
Today, I directed my team to continue accelerating this campaign on all fronts. Our 66-member coalition, including Arab partners, continues to grow stronger. Over the past two months, thanks to Secretary Carter's good work, just about all of our military partners have agreed to increase their contributions, buying into our conception of how we ramp us the pressure on ISIL. Dutch aircraft are now striking ISIL targets in Syria. Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are expanding their role in the air campaign. Canada is tripling its personnel to help train and advise forces in Iraq. 今天，我指示我的团队继续在各条战线上加快这一行动。我们由66个成员组成的联盟，包括阿拉伯伙伴，正在不断壮大。在过去两个月里，多亏了卡特部长的出色工作，几乎所有我们的军事伙伴都同意增加贡献，认同我们加大对伊斯兰国施压的构想。荷兰战机现在正在叙利亚打击伊斯兰国目标。沙特阿拉伯和阿拉伯联合酋长国正在扩大其在空袭行动中的作用。加拿大正在将其人员增加两倍，以帮助训练和指导伊拉克部队。
Every day, our air campaign -- more than 10,000 strikes so far -- continues to destroy ISIL forces, infrastructure and heavy weapons. ISIL fighters are learning that they've got no safe haven. We can hit them anywhere, anytime -- and we do. In fact, ISIL still has not had a single successful major offensive operation in Syria or Iraq since last summer. And we continue to go after ISIL leaders and commanders -- taking them out, day in, day out, one after another after another. 每天，我们的空袭行动——迄今已超过一万次——继续摧毁伊斯兰国的武装力量、基础设施和重型武器。伊斯兰国武装分子正在意识到，他们没有安全的避风港。我们可以随时随地打击他们——而且我们确实在这样做。事实上，自去年夏天以来，伊斯兰国在叙利亚或伊拉克仍未取得过一次成功的大规模进攻行动。我们还在继续追捕伊斯兰国的领导人和指挥官——日复一日地将他们一个个清除掉。
With coalition training, equipment and support -- including our Special Forces -- local forces continue to push ISIL back out of territory that they had previously held. After intense block-by-block fighting, Iraqi forces recently succeeded in pushing ISIL out of Ramadi. ISIL has now lost a series of key Iraqi towns and cities -- more than 40 percent of the areas it once controlled in Iraq. 在联盟的训练、装备和支持下——包括我们的特种部队——当地部队继续将伊斯兰国从其先前控制的领土上击退。经过逐街区的激烈战斗，伊拉克部队最近成功将伊斯兰国赶出了拉马迪。伊斯兰国现已失去伊拉克一系列关键城镇和城市——超过其曾在伊拉克控制地区的百分之四十。
And today, we discussed the next phases of this fight, including moving against ISIL in the city of Hīt, and the resources needed to retake Anbar Province and Mosul. And as we approach the G7 this spring, I'll continue to work with the international community so Iraq gets the financial support it needs to sustain this campaign, rebuild communities that have been devastated by ISIL presence, and pursue critical economic reforms. 今天，我们讨论了这场战斗的下一阶段，包括向希特市的伊斯兰国发起进攻，以及收复安巴尔省和摩苏尔所需的资源。随着今年春天七国集团峰会的临近，我将继续与国际社会合作，确保伊拉克获得所需的财政支持，以维持这场行动、重建被伊斯兰国破坏的社区，并推行关键的经济改革。
Meanwhile, in Syria, a coalition of local forces continues to push ISIL back, including out of the strategic Tishrin Dam area. Now they're battling ISIL at al-Shaddadi. And they're continuing to squeeze ISIL's stronghold of Raqqa, cutting off highways and supply lines. Raqqa is not the capital of a growing caliphate; it's increasingly under stress as ISIL territory shrinks. 与此同时，在叙利亚，由当地部队组成的联盟继续击退伊斯兰国，包括将其赶出具有战略意义的提什林大坝地区。现在他们正在沙达迪与伊斯兰国作战。他们还在继续挤压伊斯兰国的据点拉卡，切断公路和补给线。拉卡已不再是一个不断扩张的哈里发国的首都；随着伊斯兰国领土的缩小，它正日益承受着压力。
Thanks to our wave of strikes against its oil infrastructure, tanker trucks, wells and refineries, ISIL's oil production and revenues are significantly reduced. We're destroying the storage sites where ISIL holds its cash -- its money is literally going up in smoke. As a result, ISIL has been forced to slash the salaries of its fighters, which, increasingly, diminishes their morale. We continue to hear reports of defections, and executions of those who try to defect. 由于我们对其石油基础设施、油罐车、油井和炼油厂发动了一波又一波的空袭，伊斯兰国的石油产量和收入大幅减少。我们正在摧毁伊斯兰国存放现金的储藏点——他们的钱真的在化为灰烬。结果，伊斯兰国被迫大幅削减武装分子的薪水，这日益削弱了他们的士气。我们不断听到有关叛逃以及处决试图叛逃者的报道。
At the same time, thanks to the coordination of many nations -- including Turkey's continuing work to tighten its border -- the flow of foreign terrorist fighters into Syria finally appears to be slowing. The bottom line is there are fewer ISIL fighters on the battlefield in Syria and Iraq, and for those who are there, it's harder for them to recruit and replenish their ranks. 与此同时，由于许多国家的协调——包括土耳其继续努力加强边境管控——外国恐怖主义战斗人员流入叙利亚的势头终于似乎在放缓。归根结底，在叙利亚和伊拉克战场上的伊斯兰国战斗人员越来越少，而对于那些仍在那里的人来说，招募和补充兵源也变得更加困难。
As its finances shrink, ISIL is also imposing more taxes and fines on those under its brutal rule. That, in turn, stokes even more resentment among local populations. More people are realizing that ISIL is not a caliphate, it's a crime ring. "It's a criminal gang pretending to be a state," said one Syrian refugee. "They turned out to be thieves," said another. ISIL, said one Syrian, "has made an enemy of almost everyone." 随着财政状况的恶化，伊斯兰国还对其残暴统治下的民众征收更多的税款和罚款。这反过来又激起了当地民众更大的不满。越来越多的人意识到，伊斯兰国不是什么哈里发国，而是一个犯罪集团。"这是一个假装成国家的犯罪团伙，"一名叙利亚难民说。"他们原来是小偷，"另一个人说。一名叙利亚人说，伊斯兰国"几乎把所有人都变成了敌人"。
So they're not winning over hearts and minds, and they're under severe pressure. But as we've said all along, the only way to deal with ISIL in a way that defeats them in a lasting way is to end the chaos and the civil war that has engulfed Syria. That's how ISIL was able to thrive in the first place. The cessation of hostilities that's scheduled to take effect at midnight tomorrow is a potential step in bringing about an end to the chaos. 所以他们没有赢得民心，而且承受着巨大的压力。但正如我们一直所说的，要想持久地击败伊斯兰国，唯一的办法就是结束吞噬叙利亚的混乱和内战。伊斯兰国最初就是这样得以发展壮大的。定于明天午夜生效的停火协议，是迈向结束混乱的潜在一步。
Even under the best of circumstances, we don't expect the violence to end immediately. In fact, I think we are certain that there will continue to be fighting, in part because not only ISIL, but organizations like Al Nusra that is not part of any negotiations and is hostile to the United States, is going to continue to fight. 即使在最好的情况下，我们也不指望暴力能立即结束。事实上，我认为我们可以肯定，战斗还将继续，部分原因是不仅伊斯兰国，还有像努斯拉阵线这样不参与任何谈判并对美国怀有敌意的组织，也将继续战斗。
But everybody knows what needs to happen, and that is all parties that are part of the cessation of activities need to end attacks, including aerial bombardment. Humanitarian aid must be allowed to reach areas under siege. And a lot of that is going to depend on whether the Syrian regime, Russia, and their allies live up to their commitments. The coming days will be critical, and the world will be watching. 但每个人都知道需要做什么，那就是参与停火的各方都必须停止攻击，包括空中轰炸。必须允许人道主义援助到达被围困地区。而这在很大程度上将取决于叙利亚政权、俄罗斯及其盟友是否履行承诺。未来几天至关重要，全世界都在关注。
More broadly, this is going to be a test of whether the parties are truly committed to negotiations. The process agreed to in Vienna is clear -- a transition toward a more inclusive representative government, a new constitution, followed by free elections. 更广泛地说，这将考验各方是否真正致力于谈判。在维也纳达成的进程是明确的——向更具包容性的代议制政府过渡，制定新宪法，随后举行自由选举。
I will say it again: Such a future, I am convinced, cannot include Bashar al-Assad. It's clear that after years of his barbaric war against his own people -- including torture, and barrel bombs, and sieges, and starvation -- many Syrians will never stop fighting until Assad is out of power. There's no alternative to a managed transition away from Assad. It's the only way to end the civil war and unite the Syrian people against terrorists. 我要再次重申：我深信，这样的未来不能包括巴沙尔·阿萨德。很明显，在他对自己人民发动了多年野蛮战争之后——包括酷刑、桶炸弹、围困和饥荒——许多叙利亚人永远不会停止战斗，除非阿萨德下台。除了有管理地实现阿萨德下台的过渡之外，别无选择。这是结束内战、团结叙利亚人民打击恐怖主义的唯一途径。
This is an area where there's still significant dispute between us and the Russians, between us and the Iranians, between us and some of the other players on the ground. And the question is going to be whether the cessation of hostilities gives all the parties concerned an opportunity to reflect and assess what, in fact, will be required in order for us to see an end to the fighting in Syria. 在这一领域，我们与俄罗斯之间、我们与伊朗之间、我们与当地其他一些参与方之间仍然存在重大分歧。问题在于，停火是否能让所有有关方有机会反思和评估，要想结束叙利亚的战斗，究竟需要什么。
Beyond Syria and Iraq, I want to point out that we continue to go after ISIL wherever it tries to take root, working with partners from Nigeria to Afghanistan. As we showed last week with our strike on an ISIL training camp in Libya, which targeted a senior ISIL operative, we will continue to use the full range of tools to eliminate ISIL threats wherever they are. 除了叙利亚和伊拉克之外，我想指出的是，我们继续在伊斯兰国试图扎根的任何地方对其进行打击，与从尼日利亚到阿富汗的伙伴开展合作。正如我们上周对利比亚一个伊斯兰国训练营发动空袭所显示的那样——那次空袭的目标是一名伊斯兰国高级成员——我们将继续使用一切手段，在任何地方消除伊斯兰国的威胁。
Meanwhile, the United States will continue to support the Libyan people as they work to form a new government and regain control of their country, as we've seen in recent days with Libyans celebrating in the streets as ISIL was driven from parts of Benghazi. 与此同时，美国将继续支持利比亚人民组建新政府、重新控制国家的努力，正如我们最近几天看到的那样，利比亚人走上街头庆祝，因为伊斯兰国被赶出了班加西的部分地区。
Even as we continue our military and counterterrorism efforts, we also recognize that it's not enough to defeat ISIL on the battlefield. We're going to have to defeat its ideology, which radicalizes, recruits, and inspires people to violence. The United Arab Emirates, Malaysia and Saudi Arabia are stepping up their efforts to discredit ISIL propaganda. 在我们继续开展军事和反恐努力的同时，我们也认识到，仅仅在战场上击败伊斯兰国是不够的。我们还必须击败其意识形态，正是这种意识形态激进化、招募并煽动人们实施暴力。阿拉伯联合酋长国、马来西亚和沙特阿拉伯正在加大力度，揭穿伊斯兰国的宣传。
Here at the State Department, our new Global Engagement Center will do more to lift up voices that expose ISIL as the murderers that they are -- killers of innocent Muslim men, women and children. And my administration is working with high-tech leaders in Silicon Valley, including Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter to help counter ISIL online and to empower more people, especially young people, to use their talents and technology to push back on ISIL's propaganda. 在国务院这里，我们新成立的全球参与中心将进一步发声，揭露伊斯兰国的真面目——他们是杀害无辜穆斯林男女老少的凶手。我的政府正在与硅谷的高科技领导人合作，包括脸书、优兔和推特，以帮助在网上打击伊斯兰国，并赋予更多人——尤其是年轻人——用他们的才能和技术反击伊斯兰国宣传的能力。
Finally, we had an opportunity to discuss the importance of us staying vigilant here at home. Lone actors or small groups of terrorists like those in San Bernardino are very hard to detect. And they continue to pose a serious threat. So at every level -- federal, state and local -- law enforcement needs to be working together, 24/7, sharing information and connecting the dots to prevent attacks. 最后，我们有机会讨论了在国内保持警惕的重要性。像圣贝纳迪诺那些独狼式袭击者或小型恐怖团体非常难以发现。他们继续构成严重威胁。因此，在各个层面——联邦、州和地方——执法部门需要全天候合作，共享信息，串联线索，以防止袭击发生。
As we do, we'll continue to partner with communities to help them stay strong and resilient. That includes upholding our values, including freedom of religion, so that we stay united as one American family. 在此过程中，我们将继续与社区合作，帮助他们保持坚强和韧性。这包括维护我们的价值观，包括宗教自由，这样我们才能作为一个美利坚大家庭团结在一起。
So to summarize, the fight against ISIL will remain difficult but we will continue to draw on all elements of our national power -- military, intelligence, diplomacy, homeland security, law enforcement, and the strength of our communities. And I am confident that we will prevail. We are in a better position now than we were last month, and a better position last month than we were three months ago. 总而言之，打击伊斯兰国的斗争仍将十分艰巨，但我们将继续动用我们国家力量的一切要素——军事、情报、外交、国土安全、执法以及我们社区的力量。我有信心我们会取得胜利。我们现在的处境比上个月更好，上个月的处境又比三个月前更好。
In the end, brutality of ISIL is no match for the yearning of millions who want to live in security and dignity. I think of the Syrian who returned to his home in Kobani, a city that was in ruins but liberated from ISIL. "Despite knowing life would be tougher here," he said, "I chose to come back." And I think of the tens of thousands of people of Tikrit in Iraq, who have returned home, including students back at their university, focusing on a better future. 归根结底，伊斯兰国的残暴无法与数百万渴望安全和有尊严地生活的人们的向往相匹敌。我想到了那个回到科巴尼家中的叙利亚人，那座城市虽然已成废墟，但已经从伊斯兰国手中解放出来。"尽管知道这里的生活会更加艰难，"他说，"我还是选择回来。"我还想到了伊拉克提克里特成千上万返回家园的人们，包括重返大学的学生，他们正专注于创造更美好的未来。
So the road ahead will not be easy, but our coalition continues to grow stronger. The ISIL core in Syria and Iraq continues to shrink. With allies and partners and the service of our dedicated personnel, our diplomats, our civilians, and our military, we will destroy this barbaric terrorist organization and continue to stand with people across the region who seek a better and a safer future. 因此，前方的道路不会平坦，但我们的联盟在不断壮大。伊斯兰国在叙利亚和伊拉克的核心在不断缩小。凭借盟友和伙伴的支持，以及我们敬业的人员、外交官、文职人员和军人的奉献，我们将摧毁这个野蛮的恐怖组织，并继续支持该地区寻求更美好、更安全未来的人们。
Thanks very much, everybody. 非常感谢大家。