Posted on 11/19/2015 6:39:56 AM PST by Trumpinator
Russia destroys 500 ISIL petrol tankers in military video Nick Pearson
Nick Pearson
Russia has released video showing its warplanes destroying a convoy of 500 ISIL petrol tankers smuggling oil from Syria to Iraq.
The black and white footage shows the enormous procession of trucks being destroyed by bombs dropped by Russian planes.
Illegally sold oil is a major source of income for Islamic State, and in recent weeks both Russia and the US have been targeting their so-called "pipeline on wheels".
"In just the first few days, our aviation has destroyed 500 fuel tanker trucks, which greatly reduced illegal oil export capabilities of the militants and, accordingly, their income from oil smuggling," Colonel-General Andrey Kartapolov told RT.
Russia is now developing proposals for joint military action with the French navy against IS in Syria.
The US has also announced its coalition has destroyed 116 oil tankers in Abu Kamal in Syria's east.
To minimise the risk to the civilian drivers of the ISIL oil tankers, leaflets were dropped before the bombings to give them a chance to abandon their vehicles.
"Warning: airstrikes are coming. Get away from your oil trucks immediately," the leaflets read.
The Pentagon also reported that Syrian rebels have reclaimed al-Hawl on November 14 after ISIL withdrew from the city.
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Because we gave them the target list. Barky's the Prez, so it figures. To paraphrase Yoda, "The asshole is strong in that one."
That is the US warning them. Why? I don't know. Humanitarian war I guess.
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Obama was concerned about the environmental effects of bombing oil trucks. Can’t do anything to contribute to globull warming, dontchaknow.
Obama called GM to see if he could provide ISIS with hybrids.
Why didn’t Obama ?
He didn’t want to pollute the Desert
Thank you Mr. Putin. Finally a leader with a set of nuts. Dumbo has yet to drop his raisans
Me? I would just tape the leaflets to the sub-munitions of a nice load of cluster bombs.
The Russians destroy 500 while the US destroys a couple of dozen is because the Russians aren’t afraid of ‘offending ISIS’ by killing the drivers of the fuel truck as bh0 is afraid of doing.
Sorry to nitpick, but I believe that is the city of Koln (Cologne).
Oops, right you are.
The US and Coalition were doing it before the Russians.
AC-130s and A-10 destroying some of the ISIS tankers. There has recently been a change in policy as previously the oil tankers were off limits due to the fear of civilian casualties.
US strikes against oil tankers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXvrfmzH05M
More Coalition strikes against ISIS oil infrastructure at following.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgv7fFrpktGrcJtanYifRYw/videos
US strikes against oil tankers. AC-130s and A-10s.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXvrfmzH05M
More Coalition strikes against ISIS oil infrastructure at following.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgv7fFrpktGrcJtanYifRYw/videos
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