Russia Claims to Have Proof Turkey Involved in IS Oil Trade

Russian Defense Ministry officials claim to have proof that Turkish government officials, including President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and members of his family, have been involved in illegal oil trade with the Islamic State group, or IS. Calling IS the "absolute leader" in international terrorism, Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov said during a briefing in Moscow on Wednesday that terrorists in Syria earn around $2 billion a year from the illegal extraction of oil, which they...

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