President Trump Donald John TrumpFederal prosecutor speaks out, says Barr 'has brought shame' on Justice Dept. Former Pence aide: White House staffers discussed Trump refusing to leave office Progressive group buys domain name of Trump's No. 1 Supreme Court pick MORE tweeted on Sunday that the government has “secured the Oil” and is “bringing soldiers home” days after the U.S. and Turkey entered an agreement to temporarily suspend Ankara’s invasion into northern Syria.

“USA soldiers are not in combat or ceasefire zones. We have secured the Oil. Bringing soldiers home!” Trump wrote in a tweet on Sunday morning.

It's unclear what Trump meant by his oil comment and a similar claim last week that resulted in some confusion among the foreign policy community. In his initial tweet, which was later corrected, Trump also referred to Defense Secretary Mark Esper Mark EsperOvernight Defense: Stopgap spending measure awaits Senate vote | Trump nominates former Nunes aide for intelligence community watchdog | Trump extends ban on racial discrimination training to contractors, military Overnight Defense: Pentagon redirects pandemic funding to defense contractors | US planning for full Afghanistan withdrawal by May | Anti-Trump GOP group puts ads in military papers Official: Pentagon has started 'prudent planning' for full Afghanistan withdrawal by May MORE as "Mark Esperanto."

Mark Esperanto, Secretary of Defense, “The ceasefire is holding up very nicely. There are some minor skirmishes that have ended quickly. New areas being resettled with the Kurds.” USA soldiers are not in combat or ceasefire zones. We have secured the Oil. Bringing soldiers home! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 20, 2019

Esper earlier on Sunday told reporters that about 700 troops withdrawing from Syria will be moved to western Iraq.

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In the tweet on Sunday, Trump also shared a quote from Esper that said, “The ceasefire is holding up very nicely. There are some minor skirmishes that have ended quickly. New areas being resettled with the Kurds.”

It was not immediately clear where Esper had made the comment, which was reportedly not part of his public remarks earlier in the day.

Last Sunday, Esper confirmed during an appearance on CBS’s “Face the Nation” that the president ordered a withdrawal of roughly 1,000 U.S. troops from northern Syria.

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Esper said Trump decided to increase the withdrawal, which turned out to be larger than previously reported, after reports emerged of Turkey expanding its offensive “further south than originally planned and to the west.”

In the interview, Esper brought up reports that the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces are looking to enter into a deal with the Syrian and Russian governments.

“And so we find ourselves as we have American forces likely caught between two opposing advancing armies, and it's a very untenable situation,” Esper said.

“So I spoke with the president last night after discussions with the rest of the national security team, and he directed that we begin a deliberate withdrawal of forces from northern Syria,” he said.