Kurdish militia: US will remain in Syria for decades

In this picture relased by the US Department of Defence, US Army Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division scan the landing zone for possible hostile forces 26 August 2005. US and Iraqi forces launched 16 March 2006 what they said was the biggest air raid since the war began three years ago, with a massive assault dubbed Operation Swarmer, intended to clear a suspected insurgent operating area northeast of Samarra, over 125 kilometres (80 miles) north of Baghdad.AFP PHOTO/US DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE SGT RUSSELL E. COOLEY

One of Washington's main allies in their fight against the Islamic State in Syria says US forces will remain in the country's north long after the jihadists are defeated. Enduring ties with the Kurdish dominated region is said to be a goal of the US.

The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a US-backed alliance of militias...