US to Send Forces to Syria to Help Keep Oil Fields From ISIS

US to Send Forces to Syria to Help Keep Oil Fields From ISIS
A convoy of U.S. armored military vehicles leave Syria on a road to Iraq in n Sheikhan, Iraq on Oct. 19, 2019. Photo by Byron Smith/Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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The United States will send “mechanized forces” to Syria to help keep oil fields out of the hands of the ISIS terror group, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Friday.

The move is in line with what President Donald Trump ordered, Esper said at a press conference in Brussels.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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