DAMASCUS, 9 November, 2020, (TON): Four US soldiers were killed by an explosive device in Syria's Hasakah province, according to a state media report.

On Sunday, explosive device tore through a US military vehicle in the village of Markadeh on the Hasakah-Deir al-Zour road. It added that a translator was among the slain soldiers.

Following the explosion, the US forces cordoned off the area.

According to the state media the slain soldiers were taken to a US base in the Shaddadi area in the Hasakah countryside.

It said the US forces and their allies of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) control the majority of oil fields in northeastern Syria.

After Trump’s decision to withdraw from Syria the US left just about 500 soldiers in the country which is rather symbolic military presence that is enough to complete American tasks.

US don’t want Kurds to engage in a meaningful dialog with the Syrian government encouraging Kurdish separatist aspirations, otherwise, Washington will have no reason to stay in Syria. Therefore, the US continues to play deterrent role. The Americans support local Kurdish fighters, part of a civil war that has convulsed the country since 2011.