Washington's main Syrian ally in the fight against Islamic State says the U.S. military will remain in northern Syria long after the jihadists are defeated, predicting enduring ties with the Kurdish-dominated region.
I don't rule it out. But I suspect this is more to persuade the Syrian Kurds not to cut a deal with Assad regime to bring the Kurdish regions back into Syria formally while getting some form of autonomy--until Assad is strong enough to revoke the deal.
