SDF members stand together near Baghouz, Deir Az Zor province, last week [File: Rodi Said/Reuters]
Reuters: U.S.-backed Syrian forces call for 1,500 coalition troops to stay
AIRBASE IN NORTHEAST SYRIA (Reuters) - The commander of U.S.-backed forces in Syria called on Monday for about 1,000 to 1,500 international forces to remain in Syria to help fight Islamic State and expressed hope that the United States, in particular, would halt plans for a total pullout.
The remarks by Mazloum Kobani, the commander-in-chief of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, followed talks with senior U.S. generals in Syria and offered perhaps the most comprehensive view to date of his requests for an enduring military assistance from the U.S.-led coalition.
It also shows that Kobani is still holding out hope that U.S. President Donald Trump may soften his withdrawal order, which has been criticized by allies at home and abroad and which triggered the resignation of Trump’s defense secretary.
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WNU Editor: U.S.-backed Syrian forces are also pleading for help on what to to with about 800 foreign jihadist prisoners. This also includes around 700 of the fighters' wives and 1,500 of their children .... U.S.-backed Syria force seeks help with Islamic State prisoner 'time bomb' (Reuters).
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