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In this Oct. 24, 2019, photo, U.S. service members load military equipment from an aircraft cargo loader onto a plane at the Kobani Landing Zone (KLZ), Syria. Pivoting from the dramatic killing of the Islamic State group's leader, the Pentagon is increasing U.S. efforts to protect Syria's oil fields from the extremist group as well as from Syria itself and the country's Russian allies. It's a new high-stakes mission even as American troops are withdrawn from other parts of the country.(U.S. Army Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Hammock via AP)

Trump claim to Syrian oil raises many questions

By ROBERT BURNS and LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

From left, Constitutional Committee Co-Chairman Ahmad Kuzbari, representative of the Syrian Government, Geir O. Pedersen, Special Envoy for Syria and the Constitutional Committee Co-Chairman, Hadi al-Bahra, representative of the Syrian opposition, speak during the first meeting of the Syrian Constitutional Committee at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Wednesday, October 30, 2019. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP)

Syria talks: Possible path toward peace, or another dead end

By JAMEY KEATEN - Associated Press

Candles are lit on the graves of people killed during Syrian war, in the town of Qamishli, north Syria, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019. (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad)

Turkey says its forces capture 18 Syrian soldiers in Syria

By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY and SARAH EL DEEB - Associated Press

The Latest: US armored vehicles in Syria to guard oil fields

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American filmmaker Oliver Stone speaks during the Future Investment Initiative forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019. Stone praised Russian President Vladimir Putin as a &quot;stabilizing force&quot; in the Middle East. Stone, who made the documentary &quot;The Putin Interviews,&quot; made the comment Wednesday during an appearance at the forum. Activists say Russian airstrikes have repeatedly targeted hospitals and civilian sites in Syria's war, something Moscow denies. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Oliver Stone lauds Vladimir Putin as ‘stabilizing force’ in Syria, Middle East

By Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan, left, FBI Director Christopher Wray, second from left, acting Director of the National Counterterrorism Center at the office of the Director of National Intelligence Russell Travers, second from right, and Department of Homeland Security undersecretary for intelligence and analysis David J. Glawe, right, wait to testify before the House Homeland Security Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019, during a hearing on domestic terrorism. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Pentagon releases new details on al-Baghdadi raid

By LOLITA C. BALDOR and ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign event, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, in Scranton, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) ** FILE **

Biden blasts Trump’s leadership in war on terror: ‘Erratic behavior’ almost botched al-Baghdadi raid

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

People look at a destroyed houses near the village of Barisha, in Idlib province, Syria, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019, after an operation by the U.S. military which targeted Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the shadowy leader of the Islamic State group. President Donald Trump says Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead after a U.S. military operation in Syria targeted the Islamic State group leader. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

Security increased at ISIS prisons after Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s death

By Sarah El Deeb - Associated Press

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019 (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

CROSSTALK: U.S. dysfunction over impeachment dooms improved ties with Moscow

By James George Jatras

Despite President Trump's efforts to pull American forces from a "forever war" in Syria, Pentagon leaders said the mission to protect vital oil fields from ISIS has expanded and now includes a directive to keep anyone — including the Russian military and Syrian dictator Bashar Assad's forces — away from the energy reserves. (Associated Press file photo)

U.S. to block Russian, Syrian military forces from vast oil fields

By Ben Wolfgang and Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

This file image made from video posted on a militant website April 29, 2019, purports to show the leader of the Islamic State group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, being interviewed by his group's Al-Furqan media outlet. (Al-Furqan media via AP, File)

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi raid involved Russia, Turkey, Iraq, Kurds, Donald Trump says

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., the chairman of the House intelligence committee, leaves the Capitol in Washington after a closed-door interview with acting Assistant Secretary of State Philip Reeker on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Democrats Trump impeachment drive undeterred by Al-Baghdadi raid

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden, speaks during an interview on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019, in Florence, S.C. (AP Photo/Sarah Blake Morgan)

Joe Biden celebrates Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi death, doesn’t mention Donald Trump

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

This image made from video posted on a militant website on Monday, April 29, 2019, purports to show the leader of the Islamic State group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, being interviewed by his group's Al-Furqan media outlet. Al-Baghdadi acknowledged in his first video since June 2014 that IS lost the war in the eastern Syrian village of Baghouz that was captured last month by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces. (Al-Furqan media via AP)

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, ISIS leader, believed dead in U.S. military raid

By By Robert Burns, Deb Reichmann and Eric Tucker - Associated Press

President Donald Trump walks from the podium after speaking in the Diplomatic Room of the White House in Washington, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi raid raises new ISIS fears, questions

By Ben Wolfgang and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

People look at a destroyed houses near the village of Barisha, in Idlib province, Syria, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019, after an operation by the U.S. military which targeted Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the shadowy leader of the Islamic State group. President Donald Trump says Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead after a U.S. military operation in Syria targeted the Islamic State group leader. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

The tip, the raid, the reveal: The takedown of al-Baghdadi

By DEB RIECHMANN and AAMER MADHANI - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks in the Diplomatic Room of the White House, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi DNA testing confirms death, Donald Trump says

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump talks to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, Oct. 25, 2019, before boarding Marine One for the short trip to Andrews Air Force Base. Trump is heading to South Carolina to speak at Benedict College in Columbia. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trump defends Syrian strategy: ‘We have secured the oil’

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Syria Exit Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Trump and the new reality in Syria

By Daniel Gallington and Abraham Wagner

President Donald Trump, accompanied by Vice President Mike Pence, left, and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, speaks Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, in the Diplomatic Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

The Latest: Trump says Turkey calls cease-fire ‘permanent’

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