Posted on 05/19/2013 2:59:00 AM PDT by BarnacleCenturion
Up to 380,000 barrels of crude oil were previously produced by wells around the city of Raqqa and in the desert region to its east that are now in rebel hands - in particular Jabhat al-Nusra, the al-Qaeda off-shoot which is the strongest faction in this part of the country.
Now the violently anti-Western jihadist group, which has been steadily extending its control in the region, is selling the crude oil to local entrepreneurs, who use home-made refineries to produce low-grade petrol and other fuels for Syrians facing acute shortages.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
Our enemies know that time is on their side. They wait for democrats to gain control and start grabbing.
The long term strategy is for Russia to control Europe’s oil supply and their Iranian friends will control every oil field from Arabia to Morocco.
When AlQaida and the Muslim Brotherhood are no longer useful Russia will wipe them out through their Iranian proxy. The shia will put an end to the Hanbali/Wahhabi islam of Saudi Arabia and the Hanafi islam of Turkey will disappear under a Russian boot.
The “Golden Age” of islam was when shia ruled and they mean to restore that age.
The only obstacle to Iran’s ambition is the Saudi regime, but the US and European countries that support them are in decline - it is only a matter of time until they fall.
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