US to have open-ended presence in Syria
The United States signaled on Wednesday an open-ended military presence in Syria as part of a broader US strategy to prevent Islamic State’s resurgence, pave the way diplomatically for the eventual departure of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and curtail Iran’s influence.
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, in a speech at Stanford University, made clear the United States would work diplomatically toward Assad’s exit from power, but called for “patience†- an acknowledgment that Assad has been bolstered by Russia and Iran and is unlikely to leave power immediately.
Tillerson’s urging of patience was the clearest indication yet of Washington’s acknowledgment that Assad’s stronger position in Syria, bolstered by Russia and Iran, meant he would not leave power immediately.
Read more at: https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2018/01/18/US-to-have-open-ended-presence-in-Syria.html
Few US troops will be there, the forces we back, mainly Kurdish, the SDF (Syrian Democratic Forces) will be. It sure sounds like there could be a confrontation with either Turkey, Iran, the Syrian Regime and of course, outlaw terrorists.
