Russian intelligence officers say they have spotted approximately 12,000 tanker trucks carrying oil parked at the Turkish-Iraqi border. Russian intelligence identified the oil route during reconnaissance missions, and Russia says the vehicles' final destination was Turkey. It is widely believed that most ISIS oil goes to Turkey and is sold at
12,000 Oil Smuggling Trucks Photographed Crossing Into Turkey From Iraq
This kind of news could lead to Baghdad allowing Russian strikes over Iraq, and raises questions over how Russia will deal with the mixing of Kurdish and ISIS barrels as they strive to cut off the terrorist’s life blood.