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PKK/YPG Take Syria's Largest Oil Field in Deir Ez Zor with US Help

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Yup, that terror crowd sure get's by with a lot of help from it's friends!
DW

The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)aka PKK, an alliance of Kurdish and Arab fighters, on Sunday captured one of Syria's largest oil fields in the Deir el-Zour province.
Riding on the heels of victory against the "Islamic State" (IS) militant group in Raqqa, the SDF is racing to seize parts of Syria's oil-rich Deir el-Zour province.
PKK in Raqqa

On Sunday, the Kurdish-led forces announced they took full control of the al-Omar oil field in eastern Syria after forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad came under attack from IS militants.

So ISIS left the oil fields to attack SAA enabling the PKK to take them? That's how I'm reading this news- KurdIShIS anyone?
 
The SDF added that pro-government forces were about three kilometers (1.86 miles) away from the oil field.

NYPost

The U.S.-led coalition said allied fighters captured Syria’s largest oil field from the Islamic State group on Sunday, marking a major advance against the extremists in an area coveted by pro-government forces. (Stealing Syrian resources)

The SDF, with air support from the U.S.-led coalition, said Sunday it captured the Al-Omar field in a “swift and wide military operation. (as usual)

It's been a source of constant amazement (not) how swiftly ISIS folds to PKK- Time and time again. Like a coordinated series of moves and counter moves.  Centrally coordinated, that is.

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