Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Russian Engineers Are Working With Both The Islamic State And With The Syrian Government To Provide Electricity To Syria

Both ISIS - which controls eight of the nation's power plants - and Assad's regime rely on the gas that provides 90 per cent of the country's electricity

Ceren Kenar & Ragip Soylu, Foreign Policy: Why Are Russian Engineers Working at an Islamic State-Controlled Gas Plant in Syria?

Moscow says it's at war with the jihadist group -- but both sides aren't opposed to cutting economic deals amid the bloodshed.

Officially, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government and his Russian allies are at war against the Islamic State. But a gas facility in northern Syria under the control of the jihadi group is evidence that business links between the Syrian regime and the Islamic State persist. According to Turkish officials and Syrian rebels, it is also the site of cooperation between the Islamic State and a Russian energy company with ties to President Vladimir Putin.

The Tuweinan gas facility, which is located roughly 60 miles southwest of the Islamic State’s de facto capital of Raqqa, is the largest such facility in Syria. It was built by Russian construction company Stroytransgaz, which is owned by billionaire Gennady Timchenko, a close associate of Putin. The company’s link to the Kremlin is well-documented: The U.S. Treasury Department previously sanctioned Stroytransgaz, along with the other Timchenko-owned companies, for engaging in activities “directly linked to Putin” amidst the confrontation over Ukraine.

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WNU Editor: You would think that this would be a prime target to be hit by anti-ISIS coalition bombers .... but the real story is more complicated than that .... How Assad and ISIS work together to provide energy to the country... with terrified staff forced to work in Islamist-held electricity plants (Daily Mail).

1 comment:

country said...

They should really take this up with HR