LONDON (Reuters) -A leading Syrian Kurdish politician said on Thursday the United States will stay on in Syria to destroy Islamic State, build infrastructure and remain a player in the search for a political settlement after more than 10 years of civil war. The Kurds, who live in the mountainous region straddling the borders of Syria, Armenia, Iraq, Iran and Turkey, carved out self-rule across northeast Syria during the civil war that began in 2011. President Bashar al-Assad was supported by Russia and Iran while the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia was backed by the United States. But in 2019 then-President Donald Trump pulled most U.S. forces out of Syria to enable a Turkish offensive against the Kurds. The chaotic Western withdrawal from Afghanistan stoked concern across the Middle East that Trump s successor Joe Biden might abandon allies across the region as Washington perceived China to be the main strategic challenge. But Ilham Ahmed - president of the executive committee of the Syria
LONDON: A leading Syrian Kurdish politician said on Thursday the United States will stay on in Syria to destroy Daesh, build infrastructure and remain a player in the search for a political settlement after more than 10 years of civil war. The Kurds, who live in the mountainous region straddling the borders of Syria, Armenia, Iraq, Iran and Turkey, carved out self-rule across
LONDON (Reuters) -A leading Syrian Kurdish politician said on Thursday the United States will stay on in Syria to destroy Islamic State, build infrastructure and remain a player in the search for a political settlement after more than 10 years of civil war. The Kurds, who live in the mountainous region straddling the borders of Syria, Armenia, Iraq, Iran and Turkey, carved out self-rule across northeast Syria during the civil war that began in 2011. President Bashar al-Assad was supported by Russia and Iran while the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia was backed by the United States. But in 2019 then-President Donald Trump pulled most U.S. forces out of Syria to enable a Turkish offensive against the Kurds. The chaotic Western withdrawal from Afghanistan stoked concern across the Middle East that Trump s successor Joe Biden might abandon allies across the region as Washington perceived China to be the main strategic challenge. But Ilham Ahmed - president of the executive committee of the Syria
LONDON (Reuters) -A leading Syrian Kurdish politician said on Thursday the United States will stay on in Syria to destroy Islamic State, build infrastructure and remain a player in the search for a political settlement after more than 10 years of civil war. The Kurds, who live in the mountainous region straddling the borders of Syria, Armenia, Iraq, Iran and Turkey, carved out self-rule across northeast Syria during the civil war that began in 2011. President Bashar al-Assad was supported by Russia and Iran while the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia was backed by the United States. But in 2019 then-President Donald Trump pulled most U.S. forces out of Syria to enable a Turkish offensive against the Kurds. The chaotic Western withdrawal from Afghanistan stoked concern across the Middle East that Trump s successor Joe Biden might abandon allies across the region as Washington perceived China to be the main strategic challenge. But Ilham Ahmed - president of the executive committee of the Syria