Pentagon says U.S. will not keep any revenue from Syrian oil fields

An oil field in Syria.
(Image credit: Delil Souleiman/AFP/Getty Images)

The United States will not keep any of the revenue from oil fields American troops are protecting in Syria, the Pentagon announced Thursday.

Last month, President Trump ordered a withdrawal of most troops from northeastern Syria, but then revised his plan, tasking some with securing Syrian oil fields. He then told a gathering of police officers in Chicago, "We're keeping the oil — remember that. I've always said that. Keep the oil. We want to keep the oil. $45 million a month? Keep the oil."

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.