US military steps up smuggling stolen Syrian oil to bases in Iraq: Report

US forces have been concerned in a recurrent and alarming sample of transporting stolen Syrian oil throughout the Iraqi border, as reported by native sources within the Yarubiya countryside, Syrian media reported.

These actions embrace a notable convoy, noticed on numerous events, comprising 50 tankers loaded with oil pilfered from the Syrian al-Jazeera fields.

This convoy departed by way of the unlawful Mahmoudiya crossing, making its approach in direction of Iraqi territory.

Moreover, one other convoy, consisting of 45 automobiles, together with lined vans, fridges, three tankers, and several other tanks, was reported to have traversed the unlawful al-Walid crossing, heading within the path of Iraq.

These situations of oil transportation should not remoted, as evidenced by an earlier incident on January 6, when a convoy of 34 lined vans, containers, and huge tankers was noticed transferring from US bases in Syria to their counterparts in northern Iraq by way of the al-Walid unlawful crossing.

Stories from December make clear related actions, with a US occupation convoy, this time involving 40 tankers loaded with stolen Syrian oil, leaving in batches by way of the unlawful Mahmoudiya crossing.

This steady stream of oil theft, crossing into Iraqi territory, appears to be a persistent concern.

The Syrian Oil Ministry, addressing this matter on August 9, accused US forces occupying Syria of being the first culprits behind the theft of a good portion of the nation’s oil.

In line with the ministry’s assertion, the primary half of 2022 witnessed the theft of roughly 66,000 barrels every day from fields within the japanese area, constituting round 83 % of Syria’s every day oil manufacturing.

This egregious act has inflicted staggering losses, reaching an estimated $105 billion for the reason that graduation of the warfare till the center of the yr, as per the ministry’s knowledge.

The accusation particularly factors to the US occupation forces and their associates, together with the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), as key actors on this ongoing oil theft marketing campaign.