Syria's foreign ministry said on Sunday that an American oil company had signed an agreement with Kurdish-led rebels who control northeastern oilfields in what it described as an illegal deal aimed at 'stealing' Syria's crude.
FILE PHOTO: Fighters from the Syrian Democratic Forces stand together in the village of Baghouz, Deir Al Zor province, Syria March 20, 2019. REUTERS/Rodi Said
A ministry statement, published on state media, did not name the firm involved in the deal with the Syrian Democratic Forces , an alliance that seized swathes of north and east Syria from Islamic State with U.S. help. Damascus “condemns in the strongest terms the agreement signed between al-Qasd militia and an American oil company to steal Syria’s oil under the sponsorship and support of the American administration”, the statement said.
Syria produced around 380,000 barrels of oil per day before a civil war erupted following a crackdown on protests in 2011, with Iran and Russia backing President Bashar al-Assad’s government and the United States supporting the opposition.
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