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Trump: There Would Be No Daesh Terrorism if US Took Control of Oil

© AP Photo / Hasan Jamali, FileIn this Wednesday, June 8, 2011 file photo, sun sets behind an oil pump in the desert oil fields of Sakhir, Bahrain
In this Wednesday, June 8, 2011 file photo, sun sets behind an oil pump in the desert oil fields of Sakhir, Bahrain - Sputnik International
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US President Donald Trump claims that Daesh terrorist group would have disintegrated if the United States were to take control of the oil.

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Islamic State (ISIL, also known as Daesh or ISIL) terrorist group would have disintegrated if the United States were to take control of the oil, US President Donald Trump said in an interview with ABC News.

"You wouldn’t have ISIS if we took the oil," Trump stressed, explaining that the main reason why Daesh was able to gain strength was because of oil trade.

Speaking on Syria, where a US-led international coalition has been launching airstrikes against Daes, Trump reiterated that he plans to create safe zones for civilians.

During his election campaign, Trump spoke several times of creating safe areas for Syrian refugees in Syria. When arguing for the proposal, Trump had stated this would stem the tide of Syrian refugees going abroad and lower the burden on neighboring countries and Europe.

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