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`We don`t want to keep soldiers between Syria and Turkey for the next 200 years.` Trump told reporters during an impromptu press conference after his Sunday announcement that the leader of the so-called Islamic State. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. was killed in an overnight US military operation in Syria.
`We`re out. but we are leaving soldiers to secure the oil.` Trump said.
`What I intend to do. perhaps. is make a deal with an ExxonMobil or one of our great companies to go in there and do it properly…and spread the wealth.` he added. noting that much of the oil is in the ground and the equipment to extract it is lacking.
`The oil is so valuable. for many reasons.` Trump said on Sunday. `It fueled ISIS. number one. Number two. it helps the Kurds – because it`s basically been taken away from the Kurds… And. number three. it can help us. because we should be able to take some also.`
The US `may have to fight for the oil.` he said. `It`s okay.` The president said anyone trying to take the oil will have a `helluva fight` on their hands.
Defense Secretary Mark Esper said earlier this week that the US will send in troops to protect Syrian oil fields from Islamic State militants.
Syria is not considered a major oil producer. US Energy Information Administration oil data pegged Syrian output around 30.000 b d as of June. well-down from the near 600.000 b d levels seen in the mid-1990s.
