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U.S Troops Loot Syrian Oil and Wheat Continuously (www.telesurenglish.net)
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  • US occupying forces in northern Syria are continuing to plunder natural resources and farmland, a practice ongoing since 2011
  • Recently, US troops smuggled dozens of tanker trucks loaded with Syrian crude oil to their bases in Iraq.
  • The fuel and convoys of Syrian wheat were transported through the illegal settlement of Mahmoudia.
  • Witnesses report a caravan of 69 tankers loaded with oil and 45 with wheat stolen from silos in Yarubieh city.
  • Similar acts of looting occurred on the 19th of the month in the city of Hasakeh, where 45 tankers of Syrian oil were taken out by US forces.
  • Prior to the war and US invasion, Syria produced over 380 thousand barrels of crude oil per day, but this has drastically reduced to only 15 thousand barrels per day.
  • The country’s oil production now covers only five percent of its needs, with the remaining 95 percent imported amidst difficulties due to the US blockade.
  • The US and EU blockade prevents the entry of medicines, food, supplies, and impedes technological and industrial development in Syria.
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[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What "information"?

[–] cyclohexane@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

For starters: "US troops loot Syrian oil and wheat continuously"

[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub -2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

This is an accusation. It doesn't become information until it is substantiated with some evidence and corroborated by multiple sources.

So far, none of these articles actually show any US forces anywhere.

[–] cyclohexane@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

There's no way you don't believe the US is in Syria? They do not make it a secret. I'm happy to provide you with a wealth of instances where the US admits this.