U.S. Establishing Airport Within Oilfield in Dayr al-Zawr: Report
DAMASCUS (Press TV) – The United States is establishing an airport in its military base within an oilfield in Syria’s eastern province of Dayr al-Zawr, a report says.
The Hajin Military Council in the province, affiliated to the so-called Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), announced the news, Arabic-language Kuwaiti daily newspaper Al-Anba reported on Friday.
According to the report, Washington is establishing the airport in the al-Omar oilfield base, which is one of the largest military bases of the U.S. troops in the Arab country.
The development comes on the heel of the Pentagon announcement that a U.S. firm is exploiting Syrian oil without authorization from Damascus, and that the U.S. troops deployed to the Arab country do not "protect” its oil reserves from Daesh attacks as previously ordered by former U.S. president Donald Trump.
During the past several months, the U.S. has sent hundreds of trucks carrying military and logistical equipment to the northeastern province of Hasakah.
Furthermore, Washington has also been redeploying troops to the oilfields controlled by U.S.-backed SDF militants in eastern Syria since October 2019.
Syria, which has not authorized the presence of the U.S. military in its territory, says Washington is "plundering” the country’s oil.
The presence of U.S. troops in eastern Syria has particularly irked the civilians, and local residents have on several occasions stopped American military convoys entering the region.
Since January, the U.S. troops have brought 10 military support convoys from neighboring Iraq to their military bases in eastern Syria via the al-Walid border crossing in Hasakah.
The Hajin Military Council in the province, affiliated to the so-called Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), announced the news, Arabic-language Kuwaiti daily newspaper Al-Anba reported on Friday.
According to the report, Washington is establishing the airport in the al-Omar oilfield base, which is one of the largest military bases of the U.S. troops in the Arab country.
The development comes on the heel of the Pentagon announcement that a U.S. firm is exploiting Syrian oil without authorization from Damascus, and that the U.S. troops deployed to the Arab country do not "protect” its oil reserves from Daesh attacks as previously ordered by former U.S. president Donald Trump.
During the past several months, the U.S. has sent hundreds of trucks carrying military and logistical equipment to the northeastern province of Hasakah.
Furthermore, Washington has also been redeploying troops to the oilfields controlled by U.S.-backed SDF militants in eastern Syria since October 2019.
Syria, which has not authorized the presence of the U.S. military in its territory, says Washington is "plundering” the country’s oil.
The presence of U.S. troops in eastern Syria has particularly irked the civilians, and local residents have on several occasions stopped American military convoys entering the region.
Since January, the U.S. troops have brought 10 military support convoys from neighboring Iraq to their military bases in eastern Syria via the al-Walid border crossing in Hasakah.