Trump said on Wednesday that hundreds of US troops remain in northeast Syria, but only to secure oil-rich territory there. “We’re keeping the oil,” Trump said at the White House before a meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey. “US forces in northeast Syria are there under an authorisation to fight terrorism, specifically to ensure the enduring defeat of ISIS,” Jeffrey said, using an acronym for the Islamic State. The United States has repatriated at least six Islamic State fighters, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity. Erdogan’s government this week began the process of deporting Islamic State fighters held in Turkish detention centres to France, Germany, Denmark and Ireland.

Source: bd News24 November 14, 2019 03:40 UTC