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Iraq, Syria, United States
Delta Crescent serves as relay for Washington's oil interests in Kurdistan

Although Washington is championing sanctions against Syria, it is letting a US oil company do business there while placing its pawns in Iraqi Kurdistan. [...]

Published on 16/12/2020 at 03:30 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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