U.S. expanding airstrikes on Syrian oilfields
U.S.-led coalition airstrikes are targeting oilfields in Syria in an effort to sever a key revenue stream for the so-called Islamic State (IS). The oil trade is estimated to net the militant group about $1.5 million a day
Airstrikes concentrating on area of Syria which produces about
Deir al-Zawr region:
two-thirds of IS group’s oil revenue. Russia also targeting IS oil facilities in Syria
Kobane
TURKEY
Raqqa
IS HQ
Aleppo
Sinjar
Hasakah
Irbil
Mosul
Kirkuk
River
Tigris
Latakia
SYRIA
Baiji
River
Euphrates
Homs
Deir
al-Zawr
Tikrit
Palmyra
Qaim
Baghdad
LEBANON
Ramadi
Damascus
Fallujah
Rutbah
IRAQ
JORDAN
Golan
Heights
100km
60 miles
SAUDI ARABIA
Approximate area under
IS control (as of Nov 12)
Key IS-held
oilfields
Primary routes used
by IS to transport oil
Sources: Financial Times, New York Times, wire agencies
© GRAPHIC NEWS
U.S. expanding airstrikes on Syrian oilfields
U.S.-led coalition airstrikes are targeting oilfields in Syria in an effort to sever a key revenue stream for the so-called Islamic State (IS). The oil trade is estimated to net the militant group about $1.5 million a day
Airstrikes concentrating on area of Syria
Deir al-Zawr region:
which produces about two-thirds of IS group’s oil revenue.
Russia also targeting IS oil facilities in Syria
Kobane
TURKEY
Raqqa
IS HQ
Aleppo
Sinjar
Hasakah
Irbil
Mosul
Kirkuk
River
Tigris
Latakia
SYRIA
Baiji
River
Euphrates
Homs
Deir
al-Zawr
Tikrit
Palmyra
Qaim
LEBANON
Ramadi
Damascus
Fallujah
Rutbah
IRAQ
Baghdad
JORDAN
100km
Golan
Heights
60 miles
SAUDI ARABIA
Approximate area under IS control
(as of Nov 12)
Key IS-held oilfields
Primary routes used by IS to transport oil
Sources: FT, New York Times, wire agencies
© GRAPHIC NEWS
U.S. expanding airstrikes on Syrian oilfields
U.S.-led coalition airstrikes are targeting oilfields in Syria in an effort to sever a key revenue stream for the so-called Islamic State (IS). The oil trade is estimated to net the militant group about $1.5 million a day
Deir al-Zawr region
Airstrikes concentrating on area of
Syria which produces about two-thirds
of IS group’s oil revenue. Russia also
targeting IS oil facilities in Syria
TURKEY
Raqqa
Sinjar
Irbil
Kirkuk
Aleppo
Mosul
Baiji
SYRIA
Tikrit
Palmyra
LEBANON
Deir
al-Zawr
Damascus
Ramadi
IRAQ
Fallujah
100km
Baghdad
JORDAN
60 miles
SAUDI ARABIA
Under IS control
(as of Nov 12)
Key IS-held oilfields
Primary routes used
by IS to transport oil
Sources: Financial Times,
New York Times,
wire agencies
© GRAPHIC NEWS
SYRIA
Airstrikes threaten IS oil production
November 20, 2015 - U.S.-led coalition airstrikes are targeting oilfields in Syria in an effort to sever a key revenue stream for the so-called Islamic State (IS). The oil trade is estimated to net the militant group about $1.5 million a day.