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US occupation forces continue plundering Syrian wealth extensively, Lavrov says – SANA

SANA-Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov said that the US occupation forces continue to plunder the Syrian wealth extensively, and they use the looted money for supporting militias in Syria.

US occupation steals new quantities of wheat and oil from Syrian al-Jazeera – Syrian Arab News Agency

SANA – US occupation forces stole on Sunday new quantities of wheat and oil via 38 vehicles and tankers, bringing them out through illegitimate al-Walid crossing border to northern Iraq.

Report: US Military Convoys Come Under Rocket-Propelled Grenade, Bomb Attacks in Eastern Syria - FARS

(FNA)- US military forces have reportedly been targeted in two separate rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) and bomb attacks in Syria’s Eastern province of Deir Ezzur, amid seething public resentment over the presence of the occupation troops in the region.

‘Just like pirates’: Syrian minister says US controls most crude reserves in northeast, loots oil to strangle country’s economy — RT

 Syria’s petroleum minister has condemned US forces for acting “like pirates” as Washington continues to plunder most of the oil wealth from the country’s resource-rich northeast, where the Pentagon backs Kurdish militia groups.

US-Backed Militants Plundering 140,000 Barrels of Syrian Oil Daily - Tasnim News Agency

(Tasnim) – US-backed militants from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have been plundering 140,000 barrels of crude oil on a daily basis from oil fields in Syria’s northeastern province of Hasakah, according to a report by Lebanese Al-Akhbar newspaper.

Convoy estadounidense de 44 vehículos militares y 115 camiones cisternas ingresó en el territorio sirio – La Agencia Árabe Siria de Noticias

Las fuerzas de ocupación estadounidenses ingresaron un convoy de vehículos cargados con material logístico y militar a la localidad de Rumailan en la provincia de Hasakeh.

Turkish-backed mercenaries loot a church in Syria's Hasaka - syriatimes.sy

Turkish-backed terrorist groups  have looted the contents of the Mar Touma Church in Ras Al-Ayn region in the northwestern countryside of Hasaka.

Syria occupation, invasion, looting : Pentagon warns Syria’s Assad against attacking Kurdish-led forces

The Pentagon on Thursday warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad not to carry out an offensive against Kurdish-led forces backed by the United States that control the country’s north-east.

Turkish-backed terrorist/rebels loot railways in northern Syria

A century-old railway in northern Syria has been disassembled and looted by Turkish-backed militiamen in control of the area.

US Going to Expand Fight in Syria : Mattis

US Secretary of Defense James Mattis explained the country's decision not to withdraw troops from Syria during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing by the increased Daesh offensives in the region.

Aid pledge to Syrians by int'l donors falls short of expectation

International donors Wednesday were expected to pledge 4.4 billion US dollars in aid for Syrian people, falling short of UN and EU expectations.

Showing its brightest side: Olive Branch and Euphrates Shield Impossible Without Russia

An aide to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has claimed that Turkish the military "operations" Euphrates Shield and Olive Branch would have been impossible without Russian cooperation.

"Offensive" turque en Syrie: la situation à Afrine est "inacceptable", dénonce Merkel

La chancelière allemande Angela Merkel a jugé mercredi "inacceptable" que des milliers de civils souffrent des combats à Afrine, enclave kurde en Syrie dont la Turquie a pris le contrôle après une offensive controversée.

Turkey blasts US statement on Afrin "operation"/invasion/looting

Turkey has slammed comments from senior U.S. officials that its military operation into Afrin helped the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) to rebuild in parts of Syria, accusing its NATO ally of “not fully understanding” the objectives of the operation.

Syria Slams Ankara's Capture of Afrin, Wants Immediate Turkish Withdrawal

Syria’s government condemned the capture of Afrin by the Turkish military, calling on Ankara to “immediately” pull out troops from the Northwestern Syrian city.

Non-Syrian Terrorists Plundering Large Factories in Southeastern Idlib

Foreign members of the Al-Nusra Front (Tahrir al-Sham Hay'at or the Levant Liberation Board) and the Islamic al-Turkistani party have looted the equipment and machinery of a number of factories in Southeastern Idlib, a military source said on Monday.

Infighting erupts among SDF brigand-gangs over distribution of civilians’ possessions in Raqqa

The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF, alias QSD groups, قوات سوريا الديمقراطية‎, Quwwāt Sūriyā al-Dīmuqrāṭīya) engaged in fierce clashes over distributing people’s properties in the newly-captured Raqqa city in Northeastern Syria, militant-affiliated websites reported on Saturday.

SDF Plundering Refugees' Properties, Preventing Medical Treatment in Northeastern Syria

The [so-called] "Syrian Democratic Forces" (SDF) are plundering the refugees' possessions in a camp in Southern Hasaka, the [so-called] "Syrian Observatory for Human Rights" (SOHR) reported on Tuesday, adding that the SDF has also blocked transfer of sick refugees to the regional medical centers.

France calls for international mediation for Venezuela

France has called for a regional or international mediation to be set up between the Venezuelan government and opposition groups to end the worsening violence in the oil producing nation.