Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that his troops and their Syrian military allies have begun to take positions once held by the Kurdish YPG as part of a deal with Turkey.
The Syrian government, backed by both Russia and Iran, however, also battled the jihadis in Deir Ezzor and has sought to reclaim the country's natural resources. The U.S. exit from northern Syria led the Syrian Democratic Forces to strike a deal with Damascus, but the group has maintained its ties with the U.S. and was set to participate in the oil mission as well.
"We're out, but we are leaving soldiers to secure the oil, and we may have to fight for the oil," Trump said."It's okay, maybe somebody else wants the oil, in which case they have a hell of a fight, but there's massive amounts of oil and we're securing it for a couple of reasons."
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