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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Record airstrike hits over 100 ISIL oil trucks gathered in Syria
2016-12-10
[USA Today] U.S. warplanes destroyed a fleet of 168 oil tanker trucks in Syria in the largest strike in the two-year-old air campaign against the Islamic State, the U.S.-led coalition announced Friday.

More than 20 aircraft were used to destroy the tanker trucks, which were gathered near Palmyra, in central Syria. The oil in the trucks was worth about $2 million, according to a statement.

The airstrike, which was launched Thursday, is part of an operation to reduce revenues from the Islamic State, which is also called ISIS or ISIL. The Islamic State gets 25% of its revenue from oil, the Center for the Analysis of Terrorism, a private research group, estimates.

It's not clear why the Islamic State massed so many vehicles in the open.
Posted by:Besoeker

#8  Sounds like fake news to me. Could have been boneyard. Really!, in good working order?. Paaaaleaseeee....
Posted by: Dale   2016-12-10 19:30  

#7  I hope the drivers were warned!
Posted by: Skidmark   2016-12-10 18:44  

#6  I hope they used fuel air bombs to enhance the explosive shock wave and wreck even more havoc
Posted by: Glineting Smith1983   2016-12-10 16:07  

#5  Erdogan's son in law stopped funded the Clinton foundation??
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2016-12-10 14:05  

#4  It's not clear why the Islamic State massed so many vehicles in the open.

Because they were always left unmolested, until now?
Posted by: Pappy   2016-12-10 12:26  

#3  Environmental disaster! The horror!
Posted by: Glenmore   2016-12-10 12:03  

#2  Yeah, the loading points for the trucks are choke points. The more distance you put between the trucks, the fewer you can load in a day.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2016-12-10 11:26  

#1  It's not clear why the Islamic State massed so many vehicles in the open.

That's the way we've always done it.
Posted by: Besoeker   2016-12-10 10:20  

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