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NICOSIA — Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant has seized most of Syria’s crude oil sector.

The Syrian opposition said ISIL gained control of more than 60 percent of Syrian oil production.

The opposition said ISIL was pumping nearly 100,000 barrels per day in the provinces of Dir Al Zour and Raqa.

The sources said ISIL was selling the oil to neighboring Turkey. They said the Al Qaida force was preparing to capture the largest Syrian oil fields, located in the Hasakah province.

An opposition figure, Yamin Al Shami, told the Saudi-owned A-Sharq Al Awsat that oil sales marked a significant source of revenue for ISIL. Al Shami said ISIL was employing Syrian and foreign brokers for oil deals.

  Claim: Major ISIL financing comes from sale of Syrian oil to Turkey, Dir Al Zour, ISIL, Raqa