Smuggling crackdown highlights resilience of northeast Syria’s oil trade - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Dan Wilkofsky

Dan Wilkofsky

Nov 26, 2019

North-East of Syria, Rojava: The Kobani canton, in the Federation of Northern Syria - Rojava, more commonly known as Syrian Kurdistan or Western Kurdistan, struggles against Daesh. Oil well on the front line near Hassage. (Photo by: Andia/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) — An oil well on the front line near Rojava, Syria, Oct. 3, 2015. — Andia/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

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IDLIB, SYRIA - DECEMBER 13: A drone photo shows an aerial view of the mud covered road and tents at a refugee camp, where Syrian refugees live, after heavy rain at winter season in northeastern Idlib, Syria on December 13, 2019. Syrian refugees, who have been living in the camp, face flooding, mud and puddles due to lack of infrastructure and sewerage network. (Photo by Muhammed Said/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Residents in northeast Syria brace for winter as oil smugglers thrive

Dan Wilkofsky

HOLE, SYRIA - NOVEMBER 09: November 9, 2015 in Hassica, Rojava, Syria. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

US troops 'secure' northeast Syria oil, as contamination from it imperils lives

Dan Wilkofsky

Amberin Zaman

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A US Bradley Fighting Vehicle patrols near oil production facilities in the countryside near al-Malikiyah (Derik), Hasakah province, Syria, Feb. 2, 2021.

Syrian government, Kurds discuss plans for oil trade

Mohammed Hardan

Mohammed Hardan

A displaced Syrian man works at a makeshift oil refinery near the village of Tarhin in an area under the control of Turkish-backed factions in the northern countryside of Aleppo, Syria, Feb. 25, 2021.

Oil smuggling in Syria worsens pollution in Euphrates River

Mohammed Hardan

Mohammed Hardan