on December 26, 2015 in World News
Russia says its strikes reduce oil smuggling to Turkey
Russia said Friday that trucks loaded with oil continue to cross from Syria into Turkey but in lesser numbers thanks to its bombing campaign against Islamic State jihadists. “Oil tank trucks are continuing to cross the Syrian-Turkish border,” the defence ministry said in a statement. Citing intelligence data, Moscow said the number of oil tankers moving along the so-called northern route towards a refinery in the Turkish city of Batman had gone down. The same could be seen along the western route leading to Reyhanli and Iskenderun, the two Turkish cities on the Mediterranean coast, the ministry said. “The number… View Article
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