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The Islamic State (ISIS) Oil Smuggling Network

(Video) Interview with Islamic State Belgium Foreign Fighter, Abu Usama al Belgique, Inside IS' Peace Deal with Assad & Selling Oil to Syria - 22 January 2019After the declaration of the Caliphate in 2014, Islamic State thought of itself as a nation state and behaved as such negotiating with other governments.  Syria and Turkey participated in treaties with the Islamic State especially in the sales of oil.   IS network of oil smuggling no secretThis map was created by The Real News Network, see: Inside the Transhipment of Oil from IS Terrirtory Turkey is not willing to provide the "privilege" of running oil to Syrian resistance groups, anymore. The New York Times recently reported that the oil smuggling network's annual profit margin for Syrian groups was around 2 million USD for the past year, and almost half of this amount is received by ISIS.  Image (above): 2014 showing the gasoline collecting tank on the Turkish side of the border buried…

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Coskun Unal

Coskun Unal

Coskun Unal is a retired Turkish Army Colonel. He joined the Turkish Special Forces as an Engineers' Lieutenant in 1992 and worked for Turkish Army Special Operations Command for 15 years,...