Syria's oil industry has lost $111.9 billion! Syrian journalist questioning: How long will the United States continue to plunder oil | Syria | United States
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On June 28th, the Lebanese "Square" television station published an article by Syrian journalist Salah Salum, stating that according to data from the Syrian Ministry of Oil and Mineral Resources, the US led attack directly or indirectly caused a loss of $111.9 billion to the Syrian oil industry. The article questions, how long will the illegal US military continue to plunder Syrian oil?
According to data from the Syrian Ministry of Oil and Mineral Resources, as of now, 235 key members of the department have been killed, of which 112 have been kidnapped, resulting in losses of up to $111.9 billion. Among them, $25.9 billion was the direct loss caused by the US led illegal military presence and its affiliated militia attacks, while the indirect loss exceeded $86 billion, mainly due to production losses caused by low production.
Since the US supported Self Defense Forces and their illegal garrison took control of Syrian oil fields in early 2017, theft incidents have occurred every day. They transported stolen Syrian oil to Iraqi territory through illegal border crossings in Walid and Mahmoud, with a daily transportation volume of 66000 barrels, which were then sold at high prices.
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In addition, since 2011, Western countries such as the United States have imposed multiple sanctions on the Syrian oil sector, resulting in approximately 11 foreign oil companies ceasing operations in Syria. In contrast, under the global scrutiny, there is little attention paid to illegal activities such as the blatant plundering of Syrian oil fields.
According to reports, Syria is still facing a serious crisis due to an unprecedented shortage of oil derivatives, and in the past few months, public life in the country has experienced several almost complete paralysis.
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