Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says the flow of oil smuggled by Daesh across the Syrian-Turkish border is continuing despite attacks on the terror groups infrastructure, and the UN Security Councils ban on the illegal trade. "After our Aerospace Forces initiated the operation to terminate the illegal traffic, particularly of oil and ...

Syrian Air Force jets pulverized Daesh positions in the eastern part of Aleppo province on Saturday, causing serious damage to the main road used by the militants to send oil tankers into neighboring Turkey. Meanwhile, the Syrian Army and Hezbollah forces, along with their popular allies, advanced on the strategic city of Tal Rafat in the north ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan refused to stay true to his word and resign from office after more evidence that Turkey has been purchasing oil from Daesh (Islamic State) was presented. On December 1, Erdogan promised to step down as president if it was proven that Turkey was purchasing oil from Daesh. "I will not stay as the president ...

Russian warplanes have destroyed 20 oil tanker trucks in the Syrian province of Idlib, carrying illegal oil to Turkey, the Russian Defense Ministry said Wednesday. The Russian Aerospace Forces have also destroyed 6 oil refineries controlled by terrorists in the Syrian provinces of Deir ez-Zor and Aleppo over the past two days, Russian Defense Ministry ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova said following independent reports in support of Moscow's intel and evidence on the Turkish scandal of oil trade with the ISIL Takfiri terrorist groups, it's now President Erdogan's turn to act on his words and resign. Addressing a weekly press briefing in Moscow on Thursday, Russian ...

Irans Expediency Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaie said earlier that Tehran was ready to provide Ankara with necessary information regarding Daesh oil trade with Turkey. Iranian military advisors inSyria have taken photos and filmed all the routes used byISIL's oil tankers toTurkey. If the Turkish authorities are unaware ofthe Daesh oil sales intheir ...

In the face of fierce protests from the Iraqi government and the international community, Turkey is refusing to withdraw troops from northern Iraq. Over the weekend, Ankara deployed approximately 600 additional troops toa camp inIraqs Ninevah province, close tothe city ofMosul. "It is our duty toprovide security forour soldiers providing training ...

Iraq's Prime Minister on Monday said that most of the oil produced in territory held by Daesh, also known as ISIL, in Iraq and Syria is being smuggled through Turkey. In a meeting withGerman Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Haider al-Abadi "stressed the importance ofstopping oil smuggling bythe terrorist gangs ofDaesh, most ofwhich is smuggled ...

Russia has blamed the US for attempts to cover up the smuggling of illicit oil into Turkey from the Syrian territory under the occupation of Daesh terrorists after Washington'sclaims that the amount of such oil transfers is negligible. "When US officials say they don't see how the terrorists' oil is smuggled to Turkey... it smells badly of a desire ...

Irans Expediency Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaie has said that Tehran was ready to provide the Turkish government with necessary information regarding Daesh and their oil trade, Iranian media reported. "Iranian military advisors inSyria have taken photos and filmed all the routes used byISIL's oil tankers toTurkey. If the Turkish authorities are ...

Russia says it is in possession of evidence that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his family are involved in the illegal smuggling of oil from territories held by Daesh Takfiri terrorists in Syria and Iraq. Officials of the Russian Defense Ministry made the announcement during a briefing in the capital of Moscow on Wednesday showing satellite ...