“[Oil] was sold to Turkey through the Free Syrian Army (FSA).”
The Free Syrian Army was the “moderate” group that Obama aided.
“Report: Turkey, Syria Helped Keep Islamic State Alive by Buying Their Oil,” by Edwin Mora, Breitbart, July 3, 2018:
The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) sold illegally obtained gas and oil to the Russian- and Iranian-backed Syrian regime as well as to Turkey while it ruled Iraq and Syria, Kurdistan 24 learned from a jailed senior commander from the jihadist group.
“Oil and gas obtained by the Islamic State [were] sold to Turkey and the Syrian regime,” Razeek Radeek Maksimo, an Azerbaijani ISIS senior commander, asserted while speaking from a Syrian Kurdistan jail. “[Oil] was sold to Turkey through the Free Syrian Army (FSA).”
The FSA, which once received U.S. assistance, is now fighting Assad in Syria with the support of Turkey.
At the peak of ISIS’s power, oil was the group’s top source of income. A Top U.S. Treasury official described the jihadi group in 2014 as “probably the best-funded terrorist organization we have confronted,” citing oil as its primary source of revenue.
After Turkey shot down a Russian warplane in 2015, Kremlin officials accused Ankara of sheltering ISIS and benefiting from its oil sales. Turkey has denied the accusations.
More recently, in early 2017, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported that ISIS had boosted its oil and gas sales to the regime of Russian and Iranian-backed Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, noting that the terrorist group was “providing vital fuel to the government in return for desperately needed cash.”
Maksimo tells Kurdistan 24 that there was communication between ISIS, Turkey, and the Assad regime….
balam says
Time has come for Turkey to be expelled from N.A.T.O and never to be allowed to join E.U.Period
mortimer says
Turkey is filled with potential Islamic terrorists. They support one of the most fascist leaders in the West.
The opposition is being ruthlessly suppressed in Turkey. This can only end a colossal blood bath brought on by Turkey.
J D S says
“Time has come for Turkey to be expelled from NATO”
No, time has come for Turkey to just be expelled from the human race. Leaders in Turkey want to revive the former Ottoman Empire.
Lebel says
“Maksimo tells Kurdistan 24 that there was communication between ISIS, Turkey, and the Assad regime….”
This will give fodder to those who claim that ISIS is a creation/manipulation by various states for geopolitical reasons.
gravenimage says
It just shows that many Muslin nations had no problem dealing with Jihad terrorists.
Of course, Lebel doesn’t want any of the filthy Infidels learning of this…
Halal Bacon says
yes, and Erdo buddy, buddy’s kids are in the oil trucking biz
Walter Sieruk says
First, that the jihadists who compose ISIS have a strong and malice-filled “obsession” with the United States and when it comes to their Islamic scheming against America and Americans for future Islamic terror attack and they with their Quran based ideology “are not going to stop” shows the malicious demon-like zeal they have. So we need to ,not live in fear ,but still report to the police anything the seems not to look quite right. As in “What’s wrong with this picture?’ As it has been said “If you see something, say something.” The wise words of Thomas Jefferson may apply to this subject. For Mr. Jefferson declared “Let the eye of vigilance never be closed.”
Second, concerning ISIS there remains the ,very important, question “How to truly defeat ISIS once and for all ?” The answer to that question was provided in a speech by the ISIS spokesman, Abu Muhammad al Adnani, now dead, in this speech he had declared “True defeat is a loss of willpower and desire to fight…” he further explained “We would be defeated and you victorious only if you are able to remove the Quran from Muslim hearts.” All this leads to a very important question: “Is the Quran the Word of God or is it a fabrication of a man. Thus, is the Quran the truth or a fiction and a hoax ?” The jihadists, as those of ISIS use many verses from the Quran as the main source of justification for their violence, mayhem and murders. As found in For example, 2:191.. 4:47 5:33. 9:5,111,123. 47:4 The answer is clearly given on pages 145 through 157 in THE ISLAMIC INVASION by Robert Morey in which he wrote a section on the Quran with its self-contradictions. Just two of the many he cited are the following “The Quran differs on whether a day is a thousand years or fifty thousand years in God’s sight’ and “Who was first to believe? Abraham or Moses [Sura 6:14 versus 7:143]? The above is inconsistent and illogical. Further, Morey wrote about “The fact that Judaism and Christianity broke up into different sects was used in the Quran to prove that they are not of God [Suras 30:20-32. 42:13, 14]. Yet Islam has broken up into many warring sects and therefore cannot be true if the Quran is right.” Moreover, Morey in his book shows many more contradictions and absurdities in the Quran, there are and how Muhammad incorporated extra Biblical and Jewish folklore along with pre-Islamic Arabian myth and parts of Zoroastrian and Hindu stories into the Quran. Furthermore, the Muslims claim that “the Quran is the direct, literal word of God unmodified in any way by the Prophet who uttered them at the bidding of God.” Nevertheless, in the book UNVEILING ISLAM by Ergun Mehmet and Eethi Caner has shown that the Quran was modified in the following account on pages 45. “Muhammad felt the need to improve on the words of Allah, since he changed Allah’s wisdom for his own on several occasions. A hadith tells of the nonchalant emendations of Muhammad:’ On a number of occasions he [a scribe] had, with the Prophet’s consent changed the closing words of verses. For example, when the prophet had said ‘God is mighty and wise ‘ Adbollah b. Abi Sarh suggested writing down ‘Knowing and wise’ and the Prophet answered that there was no objection. Having observed a succession of changes of this type, Adbollah renounced Islam on the grounds that revelations, if from God could not be changed at the prompting of a scribe such as himself. After his apostasy he went to Mecca and joined the Qorayshites.’ Other writers reveal that later Muhammad and his people did go war with the Qorayshites and he personally killed Abdollah. Obviously Abdollah knew too much and Muhammad wanted Abdollah’s knowledge to die with him.” In conclusion, the Quran is not only a fiction, it’s also a hoax.
Rarely says
It gets a bit confusing trying to figure out who is on which side. It seems to depend on what’s available for breakfast.
Susan B is getting really mad@# says
Rarely, it is not difficult at all, it is islam against civilization. Pick a side.
c matt says
Not difficult?!?!
ISIS (who we are ostensibly fighting), created/supported by US, selling oil/gas to Assad, whom it is fighting, and is supported by Iran and Russia, who is fighting ISIS, and to Turkey, who is fighting both ISIS (ostensibly) and Russia, with Israel fighting ISIS (ostensibly) but attacking Iranian troops in Syria (who are there at the invitation of Syria to fight ISIS, whereas Israel and the US are not), and Israel meeting with Russia, with whom the US will meet this month, who we are not fighting, ostensibly. Ya, easy.
Susan B is getting really mad@# says
Still not difficult, it does not matter which group is supporting islam it is still islam against humanity. Those that use islam for their own purposes could not do so if islam was not a cult commanded to conquer the world for some pagan moon god. Yes someone needs to pull the trigger or buy the bullets, but the gun is islam.
Susan B is getting really mad@# says
Not trying to be flippant, but I really do not care anymore, Russia, China, US all need to get out of these islamic hell holes and send back all the islamic invaders in the west and take in all non-muslims from these countries. Then just sit on the side and watch muslims kill muslims. When they are done, go in and clean up the mess.
gravenimage says
Agreed, Susan. And c matt’s claim that the United States created ISIS and are the ones waging violent Jihad is absurd.
MTMLA says
John McCain and Lindsey Graham, Obamas envoys, were friends with the Free Syrian Army criminals and showered them with million of tax payers money and arms… and they were slaughtering Christians and other minorities in Syria and Iraq .There are photos of them together and maybe with Abu Bakra al Bagdadi(sp?)
Ren says
Islamic State senior commander: “Oil and gas obtained by the Islamic State sold to Turkey and the Syrian regime”
Everybody knew that.
gravenimage says
Yes–it’s been reported before.
gravenimage says
Islamic State senior commander: “Oil and gas obtained by the Islamic State sold to Turkey and the Syrian regime”
……………….
This should surprise no one.
Janwaar Bibi says
Something about this does not add up. During the Obama years, the US government claimed ISIS made half a billion dollars a year in oil sales. Even if you assume a price of $10 per barrel (Brent Spot Price is currently $75 per barrel), that means ISIS was shipping at least 50 million barrels a year to their customers.
There are only two ways to get that amount of oil out – pipelines or tankers. Pipelines are easy to blow up – you just have to put a hole in one place.Tankers need good roads like highways – they are heavy and cannot exactly scoot through the desert. However, there can’t be many such highways in Syria/Iraq and in any case, it is trivial to put a drone up on each highway and knock out these tankers.
Question for JW readers: Obama and other Western leaders kept telling us they were moving heaven and earth to stop these oil sales. Why do you think they did not bomb the pipelines or pick off these ISIS tankers, which were sitting ducks in the desert? Moreover tankers have to be loaded at pumping stations, which are out in the open. Why did the Western powers not take these out?
There is a simple answer: the Western powers had no interest in stopping its oil sales.
If JW regulars have a more benign explanation, I am happy to hear it.
When the Russians intervened, they showed gunship camera footage of thousands of ISIS tankers parked out in the open like in a Walmart parking lot! Obviously ISIS was not afraid of US bombs.
https://www.funker530.com/russia-recreates-the-highway-of-death/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYKyubTACyw
gravenimage says
The US under Trump was the main force that drove ISIS out of the territory they had seized.
Janwaar Bibi says
Even if that is true (which it isn’t), it does not answer the question of why the Western powers could not block ISIS oil sales all these years.
Also Israel and ISIS had excellent relations – in fact when ISIS accidentally attacked an Israeli unit, they actually apologized to Israel.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/ex-defense-minister-says-is-apologized-to-israel-for-november-clash/
But these countries are now shocked, shocked that Turkey bought oil from ISIS!
MTMLA says
I remember Obama ordered notices being dropped from the air informing the jihadis the US would drop bombs…he was concerned about the civillians…such a caring man…