Brett McGurk: “The history of immunity agreements, particularly in this region, is really what colors the entire debate.”

We believe very strongly we have to have a political transition process that can lead to a sustainable transition inside Syria.

We are committed to getting Edan out as early as possible.

We anticipate that three Americans will come home. One is the toddler, Abigail, and two other American women. And, of course, then we have about 10 total Americans unaccounted for. But we're not going to rest here.

Stabilizing areas after [ISIS] can be even more important than clearing areas from [ISIS].