Report: U.S. forces to stay in Iraq 'as long as needed'
'The main reason, after ISIS [Islamic State] is defeated militarily, is the stabilization efforts and we still need to be there for that,' said Colonel Sean Ryan in Abu Dhabi.
A US soldier runs at a coalition forces forward base near West Mosul, Iraq June 21, 2017(photo credit: REUTERS)ByREUTERS