Exclusive: President Donald Trump has vowed to draw back all U.S. troops from Syria. But the U.S. government is planning to keep some troops in a remote U.S. base in southeastern Syria. https://t.co/gmd0zi09qm— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) January 27, 2019
Could be related. Keeping our eye(s) on things.
Also, interesting how Venezuela connects to the Middle East.