25 that trucks loaded with oil continue to cross from Syria into Turkey but in lesser numbers thanks to its bombing campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
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According to satellite data, the number of oil tankers moving through the northern route towards the refinery in the [Turkish] city of Batman has considerably diminished, Rudskoy said, adding that the number of tankers using the western route, between the Turkish cities of Reyhanli [on the Syrian border] and the city of Iskenderun, has decreased to 265 vehicles.
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The Russian Air Forces effective strikes in Syria have forced the terrorists to look for new routes for crude oil transportation.
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“At the time of (reconnaissance) filming in the Zakho area there were 11,775 petrol tankers and semi-trucks on both sides of the Turkish-Iranian border”.
“However, despite the significant diversion, Turkey remains the destination point of this smuggling route”, Rudskoi said.
The latest video, released by the Russian defence ministry, shows the tankers bunched together as they make their way along the road.
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After Turkey shot down a Russian bomber at the Syrian border last month, Moscow accused Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his family of involvement in the illegal oil trade with ISIL jihadists, claims Ankara has strongly denied.
Turkey and Russian Federation, which were previously close economic partners, are at odds over Syria. The Russian envoy said he is seeing more willingness from Assad’s opponents, like Qatar, to launch the talks between the Syrian government and the opposition.
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Media reports quoted him before the visit as saying he wanted to open a representative office for his party in Moscow.
