Inside US troops’ stronghold in Syria, a question of how long Biden will keep them there
March 28, 2021 David S. Cloud - Los Angeles Times
At a makeshift military outpost abutting a natural gas field in eastern Syria, the signs of the country’s violent upheaval are everywhere. Bombed-out concrete buildings lie in ruins. The pipes that once carried liquified natural gas are shredded and twisted.
A tattered U.S. flag strung between 40-foot-tall gas processing towers flies high over the base, a visible symbol that American troops are here — and not planning on leaving soon.
“We’ve got the flagpole planted,†said Army Lt. Alan Favalora, a Louisiana National Guard soldier at Conoco, the name the base acquired from the long-departed U.S. oil and gas firm that once operated the wells. “We want them to know we are committed to this region.â€
https://americanmilitarynews.com/2021/03/inside-us-troops-stronghold-in-syria-a-question-of-how-long-biden-will-keep-them-there/
