’ISIS’ Stole almost 50Mln Barrels of Syrian Oil
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The Syrian Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources stated that "ISIS" has stolen some 50 million barrels of Syrian oil during the four-year war in the country.
The ministry's press service said that terrorist groups controlled the number of oil fields in country's provinces of Raqqah, Homs, al-Hasakah and Deirez-Zor, adding that the majority of these fields were on the territory, occupied by the "ISIS" militants.
"Overall amount of the oil stolen from the fields from the beginning of the crisis to November, 2015, reached 48 million barrels," the press service further added.
According to the ministry, Syria lost some $46 billion of oil revenues during the crisis.
For its part, the Russian Defense Ministry considered that "ISIS", which is outlawed in in the country, earns around $2 billion annually selling oil from the occupied territories, spending these funds on hiring militants from around the world and equipping them with weapons.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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