A Syrian soldier is seen in an oil field in the countryside of Qamishli, northeastern Hasakah province, Syria, on Nov 5, 2019. (STR / XINHUA)
DAMASCUS – The US forces sent a total of 60 truckloads of Syrian fuel to its bases in northern Iraq on Wednesday, the state-run SANA news agency reported.
The recent shipment is the latest in a string of US thefts of Syrian oil, SANA noted.
In December, the Syrian foreign ministry estimated in a statement Syria's economic losses caused by the US military operations on its soil at $111.9 billion
In December, the Syrian foreign ministry estimated in a statement Syria's economic losses caused by the US military operations on its soil at $111.9 billion.
The direct losses are estimated at $25.9 billion: $19.8 billion from the US theft of oil and gas, $3.2 billion in damage to state infrastructure, and $2.9 billion in damage to oil and gas facilities, according to the statement.
Meanwhile, the ministry put the indirect losses at $86 billion.
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"The American occupation forces and the militias associated with it continue their organized looting of oil, wheat and other basic resources and the national wealth of the Syrian people," the ministry noted.