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Where does Isis keep it's oil? (Original Post) justgamma Jan 2016 OP
He's referring EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #1
Ok. Same question... Buzz Clik Jan 2016 #5
they control EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #7
It's a logical question, isn't it? How will The Donald "cut off their oil"? Buzz Clik Jan 2016 #9
It is of course EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #11
Where do they keep it libodem Jan 2016 #2
they don't EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #8
Interesting libodem Jan 2016 #15
Google it EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #16
i think they keep it under our sand librechik Jan 2016 #3
The black market--a lot of people don't ask questions! Buy low, sell high, make a bundle. MADem Jan 2016 #10
What does he mean keep its oil? ohnoyoudidnt Jan 2016 #4
The pyramids. nt sufrommich Jan 2016 #6
Trump wouldn't want to reveal the reality of Isis Inc to his supporters tencats Jan 2016 #12
don't ask donald to go beneath the headline....he's a reality tv star nothing more spanone Jan 2016 #13
In the ground until the pump it out into a truck. Agnosticsherbet Jan 2016 #14

EdwardBernays

(3,343 posts)
11. It is of course
Fri Jan 8, 2016, 07:06 PM
Jan 2016

How would anyone without actual boots on the ground... because the Iraqi Army is fairly awful, Turkey allows ISIS to smuggle oil and weapons to try and get rid of Assad. Russia bombs the anti-Assad rebels, etc., etc.

Anyone that says there's a simple answer is lying...

Saying that... The oil fields COULD be bombed... and are by the US to some degree... not sure why they all haven't been, but they haven't.

EdwardBernays

(3,343 posts)
8. they don't
Fri Jan 8, 2016, 06:32 PM
Jan 2016

legitimately sell it... it's all black market... and a lot of it is sold via our ally Turkey.

EdwardBernays

(3,343 posts)
16. Google it
Fri Jan 8, 2016, 09:08 PM
Jan 2016

Russia has alleged numerous times - and provided "evidence" that a son of Ergodan, Bilal is actually behind a lot of smuggling:

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-11-25/meet-man-who-funds-isis-bilal-erdogan-son-turkeys-president

How much of this is true is well above my pay grade but... There's ample evidence from numerous sources that A HUGE chunk of Syrian oil is being smuggled through Turkey.

And moving million of barrels of illegal oil is something that requires either bribery or collusion. Or both.

There's also evidence a lot of it's being used by ISIS in their little made up caliphate. It's a HUGE area and they control gasoline refineries as well.

Anyway. Have a google because the information is pretty available. Up to a point.

librechik

(30,676 posts)
3. i think they keep it under our sand
Fri Jan 8, 2016, 06:11 PM
Jan 2016

heh heh

over there in the middle east. See what I did there?

Seriously, this question bothers me, too. If they are selling it for income, how is this even done since they got the oil illegally.

ohnoyoudidnt

(1,858 posts)
4. What does he mean keep its oil?
Fri Jan 8, 2016, 06:12 PM
Jan 2016

Steal it from the countries ISIS stole it from and give it to Exxon, something like that?

tencats

(567 posts)
12. Trump wouldn't want to reveal the reality of Isis Inc to his supporters
Fri Jan 8, 2016, 07:07 PM
Jan 2016

Read this from ft.com

Inside Isis Inc: The journey of a barrel of oil
Isis controls most of Syria’s oil fields and crude is the militant group's biggest single source of revenue. Here we follow the progress of a barrel of oil from extraction to end user to see how the Isis production system works, who is making money from it, and why it is proving so challenging to disrupt, even with airstrikes.
By Erika Solomon, Robin Kwong and Steven Bernard•Updated December 11, 2015
http://ig.ft.com/sites/2015/isis-oil/

also good to read

Isis Inc: how oil fuels the jihadi terrorists
Jihadis’ oil operation forces even their enemies to trade with them http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/b8234932-719b-11e5-ad6d-f4ed76f0900a.html#axzz3whCArUbk

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