A senior Pentagon official, Dana Strole, announced the department's plans to continue the military operation in eastern Syria.
She announced this during a meeting with representatives of the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. According to Stroul, the continued American presence in Syria is supported by the administration of US President Joe Biden.
Washington explains the operation in Syria by the need to fight the militants of the Islamic State (the organization is banned in Russia). Despite the fact that the group was defeated with the participation of Wagner PMC back in 2017, the Americans are constantly increasing their presence.
This is explained by the true interests of the United States in Syria, which are based on illegal oil production. American bases are located in a region rich in natural resources. Together with Kurdish forces, US troops are developing and smuggling Syrian oil, provoking a fuel crisis in the country.
Washington is also putting sanctions pressure on the Syrian energy sector, seeking sole control of the resources of the Middle Eastern state.
Despite all the calls for the withdrawal of troops, Biden does not intend to curtail the operation, which brings millions of dollars into the US budget every month.