Multiple reports claim that
Israel is the top purchaser of smuggled ISIS oil
Citing
multiple sources, the Israeli business presses are now reporting that Israel is the main
recipient of ISIS oil:
Kurdish and Turkish smugglers are transporting oil from ISIS controlled
territory in Syria and Iraq and selling it to Israel, according to several
reports in the Arab and Russian media. An estimated 20,000-40,000 barrels of oil
are produced daily in ISIS controlled territory generating $1-1.5 million daily
profit for the terrorist organization.
The oil is extracted from Dir A-Zur in Syria and two fields in Iraq and
transported to the Kurdish city of Zakhu in a triangle of land near the borders
of Syria, Iraq and Turkey. Israeli and Turkish mediators come to the city and
when prices are agreed, the oil is smuggled to the Turkish city of Silop marked
as originating from Kurdish regions of Iraq and sold for $15-18 per barrel (WTI
and Brent Crude currently sell for $41 and $45 per barrel) to the Israeli
mediator, a man in his 50s with dual Greek-Israeli citizenship known as Dr.
Farid. He transports the oil via several Turkish ports and then onto other
ports, with Israel among the main destinations.
In August, the “Financial Times” reported that Israel obtained 75% of its
oil supplies from Iraqi Kurdistan. More than a third of such exports go through
the port of Ceyhan, which the FT describes as a “potential gateway for
ISIS-smuggled crude.”
It's been well-established that Turkey is a major transportation hub for
ISIS oil smuggling operations. But where is the oil sent? Someone has to buy
it. The answer, apparently, is: Israel.
Al-Araby published an extensive investigation which lays out in detail how oil is transported from ISIS-controlled wells
to Israel via Turkey.
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