7 Nov 2019 The Pentagon said on Thursday that revenue from oilfields in northeastern Syria will go to U.S.-backed forces rather than the United States 25 Dec 2019 Assad is warning of "operations" against American troops guarding Syrian oil fields, saying the U.S. has "absolutely no right" to Syria's oil. 31 Oct 2019 The Pentagon moved troops and armored vehicles into Syria Thursday to protect oil fields from exploitation by ISIS. 22 Oct 2019 If you ask President Trump, the United States is simultaneously Syria has very lucrative crude-oil fields centered primarily in the north and 13 Nov 2019 President Donald Trump declared Wednesday that the U.S. mission in Syria is focused solely on protecting oil fields, which appears to
25 Oct 2019 The oil fields have changed hands several times since Syria's civil war began but are currently protected by Syrian Kurds. The Syrian Kurds also
8 Nov 2019 Pentagon officials asserted Thursday U.S. military authority over Syrian oil fields because U.S. forces are acting under the goal of "protecting 5 Nov 2019 Some US troops guarding oil fields in Syria are reportedly still waiting for military orders — including when and how they could attack the 29 Oct 2019 Heras said Trump likely wants to use the control of the oilfields to recover American political leverage in Syria that experienced a dramatic 25 Oct 2019 The oil fields have changed hands several times since Syria's civil war began but are currently protected by Syrian Kurds. The Syrian Kurds also 7 Nov 2019 The Pentagon said on Thursday that revenue from oilfields in northeastern Syria will go to U.S.-backed forces rather than the United States
21 Nov 2019 Syrian oil fields suffered considerable damage due to US airstrikes in an effort to disrupt one of the group's main sources of revenue. IS militants
27 Jan 2020 Russian and U.S. troops faced off in northern Syria for the fourth time in eight days as the troops crossed paths on a highway in a
25 Dec 2019 Assad is warning of "operations" against American troops guarding Syrian oil fields, saying the U.S. has "absolutely no right" to Syria's oil.
27 Aug 2019 Iran stopped selling oil to the Assad regime on credit;; The U.S. "The Syrian regime lost control over most of the country's oil fields by late The US military has started reinforcing its positions around oil fields in eastern Syria, saying the new deployments are part of its continuing counter-terrorist mission after the killing of the The bulk of the 1,000 US troops who had been deployed in north-east Syria at the beginning of the month would ultimately return home, Esper indicated. “All the other forces would be turned off U.S. forces have been ordered to prepare to provide security for oil fields in eastern Syria to prevent them from falling into the hands of the Islamic State militant group, a defense official
6 Mar 2020 The U.S. has a new mission in Syria: keeping the country's oil fields away from Syrian and Russian forces.
26 Oct 2019 The United States will send armored vehicles and combat troops into eastern Syria to keep oil fields from potentially falling into the hands of 30 Jan 2020 9 to combat U.S.-backed Kurdish forces near the border. The Operation Inherent Resolve coalition still “has a mix of Motorized Infantry, Special 7 Nov 2019 Top defense officials tried to convince reporters on Thursday that the U.S. military's mission to protect oil fields in eastern Syria isn't just about