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November 7, 2019

Trump Expands Military Mission in Syria Aimed at Controlling Oil Fields
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In Syria, President Trump has approved an expanded military mission to
secure a 90-mile expanse of oil fields in the eastern part of the
country, meaning hundreds of U.S. troops will remain in Syria. This
comes despite President Trump's repeated claims he was bringing the
troops home. The mission complicates the U.S. troops' role in Syria and
could bring them into direct confrontation with the Russian or Syrian
military. Virginia Democratic Senator Tim Kaine condemned Trump's
decision, saying, "Risking the lives of our troops to guard oil rigs in
eastern Syria is not only reckless, it's not legally authorized.
President Trump betrayed our Kurdish allies that have fought alongside
American soldiers in the fight to secure a future without ISIS - and
instead moved our troops to protect oil rigs."


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