According to the source, the SDF has not reached the Al-‘Omar Oil Fields, but announced they captured this imperative site in Deir Ezzor after the tribal fighters joined the Arab Liberation Council.
Furthermore, this latest move leaves the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in a difficult bind, as the US and Russia have an agreement to avoid hostilities between their forces in the Deir Ezzor Governorate.
Exclusive: ISIS tribal fighters defect and hand over Al-Omar Oil Fields to US-backed forces
It's a frustrating situation for Syria when a group of fighters is ISIS one day, and then part of a moderate US backed group the next. Any attempt by Syria to recapture this oilfield from ISIS will now be considered an attack on "Coalition backed forces".
Furthermore, this latest move leaves the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in a difficult bind, as the US and Russia have an agreement to avoid hostilities between their forces in the Deir Ezzor Governorate.
Exclusive: ISIS tribal fighters defect and hand over Al-Omar Oil Fields to US-backed forces
It's a frustrating situation for Syria when a group of fighters is ISIS one day, and then part of a moderate US backed group the next. Any attempt by Syria to recapture this oilfield from ISIS will now be considered an attack on "Coalition backed forces".
