Syrian media: "Stealing oil to eat" is no longer enough to satisfy America's appetite, and its "black hand" has extended to Syrian infrastructure
On August 28th, China Daily reported that the Syrian national railway operator accused the US military of demolishing infrastructure, including railways, and plundering the country's resources within its controlled Syrian territory.
According to a statement by the Syrian National News Agency, citing the Syrian Railway Administration, the US military and the US supported "Syrian Democratic Forces" continue to seize infrastructure and machinery, including locomotives and trucks, in the eastern province of Deir Zor and the northeastern province of Hassaq. The statement stated that their recent goal is to build a bridge across the Euphrates River, and added that the dismantling of these important transportation routes seems to be underway.
Screenshot of Syrian National News Agency report
This statement also states that the systematic destruction of railways by the United States is carried out under the continuous protection and support of its "tools" and "customers", and emphasizes that all these criminal acts and theft of Syrian oil, agriculture, and water resources aim to increase economic pressure on the Syrian people, weaken their potential, and hinder their development.
In addition, according to earlier official data released by Syria, over 80% of the country's oil production in the first half of 2022 was stolen by the US military and its supported armed forces. The Syrian government has repeatedly condemned the United States' "pirate behavior" and demanded that the illegal US troops withdraw from Syria as soon as possible.
SANA reported earlier this month that the US military had dispatched 89 tanker trucks in mid month to transport stolen oil from Syria to US bases in Iraq. A new batch of oil tankers entered Iraq through the illegal crossing point in Mahmoud, which the United States has been using to transport stolen Syrian oil into Iraq. Just two days ago, the US military transported a convoy of 144 oil tankers in the same way. The media added that this incident is another example of the United States continuously violating international principles and participating in the plundering of natural resources from other countries, leading to hunger among its people.
According to multiple reports, Syria is not the only victim of the US's aggressive resource exploitation. Recently, the United States announced its intention to sell assets of Venezuela's National Oil Company's US subsidiary, which was criticized by Venezuelan President Maduro as "one of the largest acts of plunder"; The United States has also repeatedly dispatched its navy or instructed third countries to detain Iranian oil tankers on international trade routes, transfer Iranian oil back to the country for sale and monetization, and whitewash "robbery" as "import".
The local residents of Hamo Village in the southern part of Kamishli, Hassaq Province, Syria have been intercepted and expelled.
The local Syrian people have retaliated against this "banditry" behavior by the United States. According to local sources cited by SANA on the 26th, a convoy of four armored vehicles related to the US military, accompanied by a car from the Syrian opposition armed Syrian Democratic Forces, attempted to cross the village and enter the international highway in Hamo Village, south of Kamishli, Hassaq Province, Syria. However, local residents intercepted the convoy and drove it out of the area.
Iran's Maher news agency recently reported that the US military has been stationed with troops and equipment in northeastern Syria for a long time. The US Department of Defense claims that the purpose of this deployment is to prevent oil fields in the region from falling into the hands of the extremist group ISIS. However, the Syrian government insists that the deployment is aimed at plundering the country's abundant mineral resources. Former US President Trump has admitted more than once that the US military is stationed in the country to plunder its abundant oil resources. The international community has been condemning the United States for plundering Syrian resources and calling on the US government to stop continuing to plunder the natural resources of this war-torn country.
In the more than a decade since the Syrian crisis, at least 350000 people have lost their lives. Currently, 90% of the population lives below the poverty line, two-thirds of the population relies on humanitarian aid for their livelihoods, and more than half of the population cannot access food security. The US military still dominates Syria's main grain and oil producing areas, plundering and plundering Syrian national resources.
