Kurds Laud US Decision to Keep Some Troops in Syria

Kurdish groups fighting Islamic State militants in Syria welcomed the U.S. decision to keep up to several hundred troops in Syria, saying the move would be crucial to keeping peace in the region.

The White House announced Thursday that it would keep up to several hundred American military personnel in northeast Syria after the U.S. withdraws most of its troops from the country.

White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said in a statement that a "small peacekeeping group" would remain in Syria "for a period of time."

Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a Kurdish-led alliance that is aided by the U.S. in the fight against IS, said the decision has come at a critical time.

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