Syrian forces seize Omar oil field as Kurdish-backed troops pull back
TL;DR
Syrian government troops seized Omar, the country’s largest oil field, and captured the Tabqa dam after Kurdish-led SDF forces withdrew east of the Euphrates following clashes and talks with the United States, expanding government control over oil revenues in the oil-rich north and northeast.
- Syrian army seizes country's largest oil field from Kurdish forces BBC
- Syria’s military has seized swathes of Kurdish-held territory. Here’s what we know CNN
- Syria Advances on Kurdish-Held Areas as Washington Urges Restraint The New York Times
- Syrian government forces sweep into Raqqa in ongoing push into Kurdish-held areas ABC News
- Syrian army surges into Kurdish-held towns in ‘betrayal’ shattering prospects of accord The Guardian
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