U.S. official: Assad regime buying bulk of ISIL oil, some going to Turkey
Special to WorldTribune.com While Russia’s claim that Turkey is obtaining oil from Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) may be true, the Assad regime that Russia is backing is buying up far larger amounts of ISIL’s crude, according to the U.S. Treasury Department. “ISIL is selling a great deal of oil to the Assad […]