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U.S. mulls leaving troops in Syria to guard oil fields
By Kareem Fahim, Susannah George & Karen DeYoung
U.S. Troops Withdrawing From Syria Draw Scorn
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Trump says he may leave some U.S. forces in Syria to protect oil, but not Kurds
By Alex Johnson, Shannon Pettypiece & Saphora Smith