USA: The Pentagon will strengthen military protection of oil fields in Syria

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The US intends to strengthen the military protection of exploited oil fields to prevent the survivors of Islamic State from taking control over them - a representative of the Pentagon said on Thursday wanting to remain anonymous.

"The United States is determined to continue cooperating with the Syrian Democratic Forces (FDS), giving them solid military support," said a senior defense ministry official.

In his speech, the dignitary used the term "military support," but "he did not indicate what kind of reinforcement is planned and to what extent," Reuters notes in a comment. AFP agency placed a similar note in its message.

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The US intends to strengthen the military protection of exploited oil fields to prevent the survivors of Islamic State from taking control over them - a representative of the Pentagon said on Thursday wanting to remain anonymous.

"The United States is determined to continue cooperating with the Syrian Democratic Forces (FDS), giving them solid military support," said a senior defense ministry official.

In his speech, the dignitary used the term "military support," but "he did not indicate what kind of reinforcement is planned and to what extent," Reuters notes in a comment. AFP agency placed a similar note in its message.

"To prevent the survivors of Islamic State from taking control over them"...

Yeah that totally doesn't remind me of something that happened in the past



That somehow sounds like: "we needed to secure the southern oil field, to avert a environmental disaster."

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USA making first moves towards WW3. The more "security" they put in the middle-east, the more the tensions will increase.

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well, now we at least officially know why they want to have Syria