BALADI NEWS
A group of experts has been sent by the U.S. to Syria's biggest oil field in Deir Ezzor, a province currently under the control of the Kurdish forces, in hopes of increasing oil production.
Egyptian and Saudi experts tasked by the U.S. to enhance oil production at the al-Omar oil field, arrived in the region on Friday, according to local sources.
The team, consisting of 15 engineers and technicians, are also expected to train locals to observe oil productivity in the area. After ordering a withdrawal of U.S. forces from northern Syria in October around the time Turkey launched its Operation Peace Spring in the region, U.S. President Donald Trump backpedaled, saying U.S. troops would stay in the region "to secure the oil."
The U.S. withdrew its forces from 16 bases across Syria, paving the way for Operation Peace Spring, but its soldiers returned to a certain number of bases and military posts.
Source: Daily Sabah.