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US occupying forces steal more than 80 per cent of Syria's oil, ministry says
An oil field near Qasr al-Hayr, Syria [Franco Pecchio / Creative Commons]

WASHINGTON is stealing more than 80 per cent of Syria’s oil resources every day, the Ministry of Oil and Mineral Resources says as US forces continue to plunder the country’s natural resources. 

According to the ministry, Syrian oil production for the first half of 2022 amounted to 14.5 million barrels, an average of 80,300 a day.

But it has accused the US occupying forces of the theft of 66,000 barrels a day, which amounts to just over 83 per cent of Syria’s oil output.

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