{"id":196932,"date":"2019-10-27T07:44:47","date_gmt":"2019-10-27T07:44:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=196932"},"modified":"2019-10-29T08:17:38","modified_gmt":"2019-10-29T08:17:38","slug":"russian-military-releases-satellite-images-confirming-us-smuggling-of-syrian-oil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=196932","title":{"rendered":"Russian Military Releases Satellite Images Confirming US Smuggling of Syrian Oil"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sputnik News — Oct 26, 2019<\/strong><\/h1>\n

The Russian Defense Ministry published satellite intelligence images proving that oil from Syria was sent abroad under the guard of US servicemen before and after the defeat of the Daesh terrorists, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said Saturday.<\/span><\/p>\n

The ministry spokesman said that \u201cthe space intelligence images showed that oil was actively extracted and massively exported for processing outside Syria, under the reliable protection of US troops, before and after the defeat of the Daesh* terrorists.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Oil transit vehicles gather in Deir ez-Zor Province, Syria, 10 km east of Al Mayadin. Click to enlarge<\/p><\/div>\n

\u00a0Commenting on the satellite intelligence, Maj. Gen. Konashenkov said US operations in eastern Syria and its actions regarding Syrian oil could only be described as \u201cinternational state banditism<\/strong><\/span>.\u201d<\/a> He added that Syria\u2019s oil belongs to the Arab Republic, and not to Daesh or to \u201cAmerican protectors from Daesh.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

According to Russian intelligence, the illegal US-supervised extraction of Syrian oil was being carried out by \u201cleading American corporations\u201d and private military contractors, with US special forces and air power used for protection. Konashenkov said the estimated monthly revenue of this \u2018private enterprise\u2019 was over $30 million, and that for that kind of money, the Pentagon and the CIA would be \u201cready to \u2018guard\u2019 Syrian oil wells from \u2018hidden Daesh cells\u2019 indefinitely.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Oil transit vehicles gather near Al-Omar oil station in Deir ez-Zor Province, Syria, 14 km east of Al Mayadin. Click to enlarge<\/p><\/div>\n

The Defence Ministry spokesman pointed to several concrete examples of the scope of US-led operations. On August 23, satellites picked up a cluster of about 90 vehicles, including 23 tanker trucks, clustered at the Daman collection point, about 42 km east of Deir ez-Zor province. Then, on September 5, 25 vehicles, 22 of them fuel trucks, were spotted in Hasakah province. On September 8, 36 more vehicles, 32 of them tankers, were spotted in the vicinity of Der ez-Zor, with 41 more vehicles, 34 of them fuel trucks, spotted in the Mayadin area in Deir ez-Zor.<\/span><\/p>\n

Konashenkov cited a US-controlled company called \u2018Sadcab\u2019 or \u2018Sedcab\u2019, created under the auspices of the local Kurdish autonomy, as exporting the oil, with the proceeds going to numbered accounts of US military contractors and intelligence services.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Russian map of the strategic situation in Syria as of October 26, 2019. Orange areas indicate Syrian government control. Sand-coloured areas indicate Syrian Kurdish control. Brown and dark brown indicates \u2018deescalation zone\u2019 and \u2018demilitarised zone\u2019 and baby blue indicates control by pro-American forces. Click to enlarge<\/p><\/div>\n

\u00a0Pentagon chief Mark Esper said Friday that the US intended to take measures in the near future to strengthen its position in the Syrian region of Deir ez-Zor in order to prevent terrorists from accessing oil fields<\/a><\/strong><\/span>. According to the defense secretary, Washington is studying how to move forces in the region so as \u201cto ensure the safety of oil fields.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

President Trump raised eyebrows in a tweet last week when he said the ceasefire between Turkey and Syrian Kurdish forces was \u201cholding up nicely\u201d and that the US had \u201csecured the Oil,\u201d without elaborating. Trump repeated his sentiment in a Friday interview, saying \u201cwe\u2019ve secured the oil and we\u2019ve got the oil, so that\u2019s good<\/strong><\/span>.\u201d<\/a> In Saturday\u2019s presentation, the Russian military offered insights into the scale and scope of the oil Mr. Trump appeared to be talking about<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cThe ceasefire is holding up very nicely. There are some minor skirmishes that have ended quickly. New areas being resettled with Kurds. U.S. soldiers are not in combat or ceasefire zone. We have secured the Oil.\u201d Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense. Ending endless wars!<\/p>\n

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 20, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n