Reuters | US-backed militias seize key oil field in east Syria: SDF Reuters With air strikes and special forces from the U.S.-led coalition, the SDF has been battling Islamic State in oil-rich Deir al-Zor, bordering Iraq. The SDF alliance of Kurdish and Arab militias has been focused on territory east of the river, which ... US-backed forces claim capturing 1 of Syria's largest oil fields Video: Army and US-backed Forces Race for Syrian Oil Breaking: US-backed forces allege they captured largest oil field in Deir Ezzor |