Russia cannot comprehend that such a large-scale business as oil smuggling could not have been noticed by the Turkish authorities. Russia concludes that the Turkish leadership is directly involved in the smuggling.
The Russian Defense Ministry is giving a major media briefing to outline measures to combat international terrorism. The military operation in Syria is expected to dominate the event.
02 December 2015
16:37 GMT
We reap what we sow. And many people here are genuinely anxious about what might happen next. ISIS reprisals in our cities? More horrors, this time for British travellers?
by Stuart Littlewood
David Cameron came to the Commons today with his master-plan for confronting ISIS, having told his MPs: “You should not be walking through the lobbies with Jeremy Corbyn and a bunch of terrorist sympathiser.”
by Tyler Durden
Over the course of the last four or so weeks, the media has paid quite a bit of attention to Islamic State’s lucrative trade in “stolen” crude.
by Tyler Durden
“I’ve shown photos taken from space and from aircraft which clearly demonstrate the scale of the illegal trade in oil and petroleum products,”
Vladimir Putin told reporters earlier this month on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Antalya. Putin was of course referencing Islamic State’s illicit and highly lucrative oil trade, the ins and outs of which we’ve documented extensively over the past two weeks:
Well, maybe it’s time for Erdogan to resign: the evidence Putin has that ISIS oil routed through Turkey.
The Russian ministry of defence titled: “The smooth passage of heavy vehicles through the Syrian-Turkish border in the district of Reyhanli.
Turkey’s leadership, including President Erdogan and his family, is involved in illegal oil trade with Islamic State militants, says the Russian Defense Ministry, stressing that Turkey is the final destination for oil smuggled from Syria and Iraq.
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Latest map by SAA Reporter, describes the recent Syrian Army and Allies Advancing southern Kuwaires Airbase, after imposing full control over the Key Production Facility (
Grain Silos and Flour Mills), about 2 km from the early taken Airbase, that overlooking Dayr Hafer, ISIS main strongholds.
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The city of Al-Salamiyah is not only one of the largest cities in the Hama Governorate; it is also home to the largest Ismaeli population in the world.
The Ismaelis have been targeted for many centuries because of their religious beliefs (similar to the Druze); and as a result, they have transformed into a tough, but peaceful minority group that keeps to themselves, while assimilating into Syrian civil society.
Disarray is putting it mildly. Coming to a collective view on war and death and what to do about Syria was never going to happen in the Labour Party.
