US troops spotted near oil facility in north-east Syria November 3, 2019 © Ruptly US actions to bolster its ‘illegal presence’ in Syria violate international law, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin said on Tuesday. The statement comes shortly after Turkish media reported that two new American military bases are under construction in the oil-rich Deir ez-Zor … Continue reading Moscow slams illegal US presence in Syria amid reports of new military bases being built in oil-rich province