[scrumbledober]

Any data or sources to back this up?

[bimr]

See Timber Sycamore

https://www.globalresearch.ca/we-re-going-to-take-out-7-coun...

https://www.voanews.com/africa/somalia-readies-oil-explorati...

https://www.mintpressnews.com/migrant-crisis-syria-war-fuele...

https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/babylonbeyond/2010/08/egypt...

https://www.ft.com/content/cf31acce-969d-11df-9caa-00144feab...

[klyrs]

Trump's take on Syrian oil seems quite pertinent:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/nov/08/secure-the-o...