The looted fuel was sent to their bases in Iraq, through the illegal settlement of Mahmoudia.

  • US occupying forces in northern Syria are continuing to plunder natural resources and farmland, a practice ongoing since 2011
  • Recently, US troops smuggled dozens of tanker trucks loaded with Syrian crude oil to their bases in Iraq.
  • The fuel and convoys of Syrian wheat were transported through the illegal settlement of Mahmoudia.
  • Witnesses report a caravan of 69 tankers loaded with oil and 45 with wheat stolen from silos in Yarubieh city.
  • Similar acts of looting occurred on the 19th of the month in the city of Hasakeh, where 45 tankers of Syrian oil were taken out by US forces.
  • Prior to the war and US invasion, Syria produced over 380 thousand barrels of crude oil per day, but this has drastically reduced to only 15 thousand barrels per day.
  • The country’s oil production now covers only five percent of its needs, with the remaining 95 percent imported amidst difficulties due to the US blockade.
  • The US and EU blockade prevents the entry of medicines, food, supplies, and impedes technological and industrial development in Syria.
  • nahuse@sh.itjust.works
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    7 months ago

    I don’t have time to watch an hour and a half video right now.

    Will you please quote the words of the source that you are offering, in addition to the context of their words?

    This is such a weird assertion to make, I just don’t understand the mission of the people who are arguing with me about media literacy and downvoting my calls for critical thinking about the media they consume.

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml
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      7 months ago

      I specifically linked to the 5 relevant minutes of the video where she explains in plain english why US is occupying Syria and stealing the resources.

      • nahuse@sh.itjust.works
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        7 months ago

        Which I have to contextualize into our argument here, and research who this speaker is, and what the actual context of her comment is.

        Which is a lot of work for somebody trying to engage in a good faith, honestly. You’re making assertions, do the work to prove them and it makes your argument more convincing and effective.

        If you have the proof of your claims about this media literacy tool, then make and support your arguments clearly. You’re being lazy and it makes me not want to believe you, even though I honestly have a lot of interest in consuming media ethically and critically.

        Edit: mobile grammar fixes.

          • nahuse@sh.itjust.works
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            7 months ago

            It’s a lazy argument that requires the other party to do a bunch of work to make your own point.

            You just linked a video that you don’t introduce, in a setting you don’t mention, and don’t discuss who the speaker is.

            • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml
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              7 months ago

              “No investigation no right to speak”

              You just linked a video that you don’t introduce, in a setting you don’t mention, and don’t discuss who the speaker is.

              🤡

              • nahuse@sh.itjust.works
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                7 months ago

                That’s not how burden of proof works.

                You’re insufferable and dishonest. I think we can be done with each other, now.

                • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml
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                  7 months ago

                  Gave you a video of a US official explaining why US is occupying Syria. You refuse to educate yourself while bleating about some burden of proof. Then you claim I’m the one being dishonest. You are an utter clown.