"Three key routes of oil transportation to the territory of Turkey from ISIL gangs-controlled regions of Syria and Iraq have been exposed," Rudskoy said.
ISIL is the former name of the Islamic State terrorist group, which is banned in Russia.
The western route, the general said, reaches Turkish ports on the Mediterranean coast, the northern route - the Batman oil refinery in Turkey, the eastern one - a large transshipment base in the town of Cizre.
The Defense Ministry’s information was supported by numerous photo and video materials demonstrating that oil tanks were moving from Syria to Turkey.
Western route
"Along the Western route, hydrocarbons produced at the oil fields near the city of Rakka, are transported by motor transport, mainly at night, to Syria’s northwest. Then they go via the border inhabited localities Azaz (Syria) and Reyhanli (Turkey) to the Turkish ports of Dortyol and Iskenderun," Rudskoy said, showing a satellite photograph made near Azaz on November 13.
"Part of oil is reloaded to ships and sent to be processed beyond Turkey, and part is sold on the domestic market. One oil tanker is loaded on the average in these ports daily," the General Staff official said. He showed space photographs of the ports of Dortyol and Iskenderun, dated November 25, where many gasoline tankers awaiting shipment can be seen.
Northern route
The Northern route, Rudskoy said, leads to Turkey from the area of oilfields on the right bank of the Euphrates. The area of the locality of Deir-ez-Zor is one of the large oil production and processing centers controlled by the Islamic State terrorist organization.
"There is a great amount of oil refineries here, one of which you see on the screen," Rudskoy said showing relevant shots. "Many gasoline tankers awaiting shipment have constantly been registered in this area. You are shown photographs of motorcades at a small distance from each other."
Eastern route
The third route of oil transportation to Turkey leads from oil deposits in Syria’s northeast and Iraq’s northwest, via the border inhabited localities of Kara-Chokh and Cham-Khanik in Syria and Tavan and Zakho in Iraq.
"The photographs show many gasoline tankers and trucks near these inhabited localities. On November 28, a total of 50 gasoline tankers were exposed near Kara-Chokh at an oil pumping station," Rudskoy showed at a photo.
He said photographing conducted November 14 near Tavan and Zakho made it possible to discover over 1,100 gasoline tankers and trucks.
All shots shown at the briefing have been posted on the official website of the Russian Defense Ministry.
Russia’s operation in Syria
Russia’s Aerospace Forces started delivering pinpoint strikes in Syria at facilities of the Islamic State and Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist organizations, which are banned in Russia, on September 30, 2015, on a request from Syrian President Bashar Assad.
The air group initially comprised over 50 aircraft and helicopters, including Sukhoi Su-24M, Su-25SM and state-of-the-art Su-34 aircraft. They were redeployed to the Khmeimim airbase in the province of Latakia.
On October 7, four missile ships of the Russian Navy’s Caspian Flotilla fired 26 Kalibr cruise missiles (NATO codename Sizzler) at militants’ facilities in Syria. On October 8, the Syrian army passed to a large-scale offensive.
In mid-November, Russia increased the number of aircraft taking part in the operation in Syria to 69 and involved strategic bombers in strikes at militants.
Targets of the Russian aircraft include terrorists’ gasoline tankers and oil refineries.
[tass.ru]
2/12/15
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Nouvelles révélations sur les "relations dangereuses" Turquie-Daech...
ReplyDeleteLa coopération entre la Turquie et les terroristes du groupe Daech est beaucoup plus large que la perception qu’en a la communauté mondiale, écrit le journal autrichien Die Presse.
D'après le quotidien, les djihadistes ont mis la main sur une vaste zone longue d'au moins 100 kilomètres, située à la frontière entre la Syrie et la Turquie. C'est une véritable tête de pont, relève le journal, favorisant la contrebande, le trafic de pétrole, l'afflux d'argent liquide ainsi que le trafic d'armes létales, d'antiquités et d'aliments. Dépourvue de tout contrôle étatique, la zone en question facilite considérablement les allées et venues des djihadistes entre les deux pays, ajoute Die Presse.
Les frappes aériennes effectuées par la Turquie, membre frais émoulu de la coalition anti-Daech, visent presqu'exclusivement les positions du Parti des travailleurs du Kurdistan en Irak et en Syrie, faisant ainsi voler en éclats la seule force capable de faire face aux djihadistes au sol, souligne le quotidien............Lire la suite: http://fr.sputniknews.com/international/20151204/1020040630/Turquie-Daech-revelations-quotidien-autrichien.html#ixzz3tM7aFKgL
Das russische Verteidigungsministerium ist über die Mitteilung des Pentagon-Chefs befremdet, laut der die US-Luftwaffe im letzten Monat nur gewinnbringende Ölförderbetriebe der Terroristen in Syrien zerstört, sagte der amtliche Sprecher des Ministeriums, Igor Konaschenkow...
ReplyDeleteZuvor hatte US-Außenminister Ashton Carter bei Anhörungen im Senat mitgeteilt, dass die Fliegerkräfte der USA und ihrer Verbündeten „nicht bestrebt sind, die gesamte Ölförder-Infrastruktur im Irak und in Syrien zu vernichten“, auch in den Territorien, die unter Kontrolle der Terrormiliz Islamischer Staat (Daesh) stünden. „Wir führen Schläge nur gegen die Objekte, die sie (Terroristen) für das Erzielen von Gewinn nutzen“, so Carter.
„Wie ist die Mitteilung von Pentagon-Chef Herrn Carter zu verstehen, dass die Luftwaffe der USA im letzten Monat nur gewinnbringende Erdölbetriebe der Terroristen vernichtet? Daraus dürfte folgen, dass die Amerikaner eineinhalb Jahre lang nur verlustbringende Objekte der Extremisten zerstört hatten“, so Konaschenkow.
„Jetzt ist nun klar, woher die Banditen enorme Geldsummen für den Kauf von Waffen, die Anwerbung neuer Anhänger und die Vorbereitung von blutigen Terroranschlägen bekommen und warum das vom IS kontrollierte Territorium sich inzwischen um ein Hundertfaches vergrößert hat“, so Konaschenkow.
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