For East Syria, US Troops are About Much More than Oil
[AnNahar] As U.S. troops beef up in eastern Syria to protect oil fields, residents hope their mission will bring stability and prosperity to the remote and resource-rich region ‐and keep the Syrian government out.
Their hopes reflect the expectations being piled onto the operation, even as President Donald Trump
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flip-flopped on the scope and duration of troops deployment. He initially ordered all troops out of Syria last month, then decided to keep a force in place to hold the oil infrastructure.
Posted by: trailing wife 2019-11-10 |