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Wednesday, October 23, 2019
From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, October 23, 2019
Trump says ‘small number’ of US troops to remain in Syria oil area
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleUS President Donald Trump says that a “small number” of US troops will remain at Syria’s oil fields despite a broader American withdrawal from the country.
“We have secured the oil and, therefore, a small number of US troops will remain in the area where they have the oil,” he says in a televised address from the White House.
Trump also announces that the US will be lifting sanctions on Turkey, hailing the success of a ceasefire along its border with Syria.
— AFP
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