’ISIS’ Smuggles Oil through Turkey, Reach Intl Markets

Local Editor

Days after Russian President Vladimir Putin accused Turkey of having economic interests with the terrorist group "ISIS", Iraqi MP and former national security adviser, Mowaffak al-Rubaie stressed that the group earns millions of dollars selling oil on the Turkish black market.

Besides, he revealed that wounded "ISIS" terrorists are being treated in Turkish hospitals along the border and at times even in "Istanbul itself."

"In the last eight months "ISIS" has managed to sell $800 million worth of oil on the black market of Turkey. This is Iraqi oil and Syrian oil, carried by trucks from Iraq and Syria through the borders to Turkey and sold at less than 50% of the international oil price," he further explained.

He further explained: "Now this either get consumed inside, the crude is refined on Turkish territory by the Turkish refineries, and sold in the Turkish market. Or it goes to Jihan and then in the pipelines from Jihan to the Mediterranean and sold to the international market."

"Money and dollars generated by selling Iraqi and Syrian oil on the Turkish black market is like the oxygen supply to "ISIS" and its operation," he added. "Once you cut the oxygen then "ISIS" will suffocate."

He said there is "no shadow of a doubt" that the Turkish government knows about the oil smuggling operations.

"There is no terrorist organization which can stand alone, without a neighboring country helping it, in this case Turkey," Rubaie added, urging Ankara to come clean and join the international efforts to destroy the terror group.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team