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Thursday December 3, 2015 Syrian regime’s oil links to Daesh UN slams airstrike on President challenges Russian counterpart to resign if claims water-treatment plant in Turkey buys oil from Daesh are not proved N. Syria Airstrike last week has left some 3.5 million to be involved in a life-or-death fight support to the government of Syria and with the group. facilitating Daesh oil sales. Aleppo residents without clean water, On Tuesday, the German government The Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets aired its concerns about the Syrian Control named George Haswani, according to UN children’s fund government’s oil deals with Daesh. a Syrian-Russian businessman, as Responding to a question about a middleman for oil deals between The United Nations children’s Russian President Vladimir Putin’s the Syrian regime and Daesh. His fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday claim that Turkey buys oil from company HESCO Engineering and condemned an airstrike on Daesh, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Construction was also subjected to a water-treatment plant last Sawsan Chebli said Germany had no sanctions. week that has left some 3.5 evidence of such trade. The U.S. said Haswani was “materially million residents of the Syrian “But what we know, for example, is assisting and acting for or on behalf of city of Aleppo without access that the Assad regime has received the government of Syria” and described to clean water. The regime of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad barrels a day in early 2011 to around large amounts of oil from ISIL,” she HESCO as a “Syrian engineering and Although the plant has since is buying oil from Daesh to fulfill its 10,000 barrels as of last year, according said, using an alternative acronym for construction company that operates begun operating again, energy needs as the war approaches its to the Syrian Oil Ministry. the terrorist group. “We have evidence. energy production facilities in Syria, UNICEF has warned that Although the source of last of drinking water daily -- has fifth anniversary, according to author- During that time, many of the coun- We have indications showing that this reportedly in areas controlled by some 1.4 million people in Thursday’s airstrike remains left the Euphrates River as the ities including the U.S. and German try’s most productive regions have is the case.” Daesh.” Aleppo continue to face fre- unclear, Russia -- a close ally only source of drinking water governments. fallen into the hands of Daesh -- pro- Adding to the evidence of an Assad- In March, Haswani was added to the quent water supply interrup- of the regime of Syrian Pres- for some four million people Since civil war erupted in Syria more viding the terrorists with their most Daesh oil link was last week’s deci- EU’s sanctions list, when he denied tions. ident Bashar al-Assad -- has across Aleppo province. than four-and-a-half years ago, oil valuable source of income. sion by the U.S. Treasury to impose trading in Daesh oil for the Syrian “In Syria, the rules of war -- been carrying out an extensive UNICEF has urged all parties production in the country has slumped Much of this oil is being sold to Assad’s sanctions on four individuals and six government. including those meant to pro- air campaign in northern Syr- of the Syria conflict to refrain dramatically, from around 385,000 regime, despite the government’s claim businesses that it accused of providing >MORE DETAILS tect vital civilian infrastruc- ia since Sept. 30. from targeting civilian infra- ture -- continue to be broken According to Singer, dam- structure -- including water on a daily basis,” Hanaa Sing- age sustained by the plant -- facilities -- in line with inter- er, UNICEF’s representative which before the airstrike had national humanitarian law. Daesh-Assad middleman works in Syria, said. treated some 18 million liters >MORE DETAILS for Russian firm Russian deputy slams George Haswani is accused of selling Daesh oil to the Assad regmine; Haswani also works for a subcontractor for Russia’s Stroytransgaz discrimination against Turks “George Haswani is a prominent subcontractor contract from Russian Dmitry Gudkov criticizes treatment of Turkish Syrian businessman, co-owner company Stroytransgaz. of HESCO Engineering and Clear proof nationals in Russia of Turkish citizens in Russia Deputy Dmitry Gudkov also Construction Company, a major engi- The spokeswoman for the European following the downing of a likened the treatment of Turk- neering and construction company in External Action Service told Anadolu Russian aircraft that violated ish nationals with discrimina- Syria. He has close ties to the Syrian Agency that 13 businessmen and com- Turkey’s airspace. tive Nazi practices by saying, regime. George Haswani provides panies are involved in ‘monkey busi- “[Turkish nationals] are not “What is happening in Russia support and benefits from the regime ness’ in the region, and the EU has proof. allowed in Russia. They are and promoted in Russian tele- through his role as a middleman in Commenting on Daesh’s oil trade as a being forced to wait at air- visions is this exactly. Did our deals for the purchase of oil from ISIL source of finance for the terrorists, she A deputy from the Russian ports for hours and then sent grandfathers fight for this?” by the Syrian regime. said that restrictive precautions will be parliament has criticized back. Tell me. Did Turkish Stating that Russian citizens He also benefits from the regime taken based on a careful examination measures in Russia against students down the plane? Did abroad did not face discrimi- A Syrian businessman accused of sell- businessman, a middleman between through favorable treatment including of the findings. Turkish citizens. Turkish constructors kill the pilot.” nation because of the annex- ing Daesh oil to the Assad regime Daesh and the Assad regime, is also the award of a contract (as a subcon- According to a report published by Dmitry Gudkov, MP from Gudkov further described ation of Crimea, civil war in” works as a subcontractor for a Russian working as a subcontractor of a leading tractor) with Stroytransgaz, a major David Butter, Chatham House asso- the party A Just Russia, crit- mistaking a country’s leadership firm, according to the Nabila Massrali, Russian energy company. Russian oil company,” the decision said. ciate fellow, in June 2015, George >MORE DETAILS icized Monday the treatment with its citizens as a “big mistake”. spokeswoman for the European The council published a decision on According to the council, Haswani is Haswani used to work for HESCO External Action Service, the diplomatic March 7, 2015, which said that there one of the businessmen close to Assad Engineering & Construction, which service of the European Union said. are a number of companies working regime, and he is alleged to facilitate was a subcontractor of the Russian Russia faces A separate publication by the European as subcontractors with Daesh and the the oil trade between Daesh and the company Stroytransgaz. 185 refugee children die Council also alleged that the Syrian Assad regime. regime, as well as working under a >MORE DETAILS increasing in Aegean Sea in 2015 economic Russia, Turkey FMs Turkey, Qatar sign MoE About 30 percent of refugees who problems died in the Aegean Sea in 2015 were under Putin may meet amid for long term LNG trade children, says UNICEF Overall, UNICEF says five downed plane row BOTAS, Qatar’s national oil com- percent of the fatalities in the Eastern Mediterranean were Lavrov says he would not hesitate to meet pany sign memorandum of under- under the age of two. Turkish counterpart during OSCE summit standing for long term liquified Most of the refugee children who have died this year are in Belgrade natural gas trade on Wednesday from Syria, Afghanistan and countries would not be as they were in the , and were under the age of The amount of LNG to be traded is The Kremlin’s recent economic past following the incident. Some 185 refugee children 12, according to UNICEF. not specified at present and the details policies are unsustainable and Russia’s top diplomat added that he would not have died in the Aegean Sea According to UNICEF sta- will be stated in the long term agree- could lead to civil unrest, ana- say what Turkey should do from now on, as between Turkey and Greece in tistics, 30 percent of the 3,500 ment. Parties are due to prepare the lysts said Wednesday. he believed both sides understood the situa- 2015 so far UNICEF has said. deaths in Mediterranean Sea details of the long term agreement at As the country is involved in tion well. “In the Aegean (Eastern Med), this year were children, mean- a later date. V military conflicts in Ukraine He said the request for a meeting during an about 30 percent of the deaths ing more than 1,000 young- Qatar led the world once again last and Syria it also faces crippling upcoming OSCE summit to be held Thurs- this year have been of children. sters died in perilous sea voy- year in LNG exports, according to international sanctions and day and Friday in Belgrade came from Tur- This is currently 185 children ages in 2015 so far. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has 2015 World LNG Report published a crash in the price of oil, the key’s Mevlut Cavusoglu during a phone con- Turkey’s Petroleum Pipeline Corpo- out of a total of 590 deaths in However, the charity is reluc- said he did not decline an offer from his Turk- Tuesday by the International Gas country’s greatest export. versation between the two after the incident. ration (BOTAS) and Qatar’s national the Eastern Med this year,” tant to give definitive data on ish counterpart to meet this week. Union. The Russian parliament, or On Tuesday, Russian Prime Minister Dmit- oil company signed a memorandum UNICEF spokesperson Sarah the tragedies. “We will not hesitate to meet at OSCE [sum- For the ninth year in a row, Qatar be- Duma, is currently debating ry Medvedev signed a government decree to of understanding for long term liq- Crowe told Anadolu Agency “We not have a total figure of mit],” Lavrov told reporters on Wednesday came the largest LNG exporter in the the 2016 federal budget, which halt the import of Turkish white meat goods, uified natural gas (LNG) trade on on Tuesday. children deaths for the whole after meeting Greek Cypriot FM Yannis world with 76.8 million tons of LNG in 2014. was proposed last month. as well as vegetables and fruits, as of Jan. 1 next Wednesday. Images showing the body of Mediterranean because data on Kasulidis as part of talks on the Greek Cypriot Qatar’s LNG exports also constituted According to figures, Russia’s year. Turkey is a major supplier of food According to Turkey’s Energy and drowned three-year-old Syrian age of those who die are poor side of the Mediterranean island. around one-third of the total 241.1 military spending next year and agricultural produce to Russia with Natural Resources Ministry, both toddler Aylan Kurdi provoked in the Central Mediterranean,” His remarks followed a diplomatic crisis be- million tons of LNG supplies in 2014, will rise by 0.8 percent with $1.68 billion worth of trade last year. parties signed the memorandum in worldwide reaction when they Crowe said. tween Moscow and Ankara after two Turk- the report said. $49 billion allocated to “na- Turkish companies operating in Russia order to provide regular and long were released last September. “Generally many more people ish F-16 fighter jets on an aerial patrol last The share of Qatar’s LNG exports to tional defense.” and Turkish staff employed by Russian term LNG trade to Turkey. However, since then at least 90 [of all ages] have died in the week intercepted an unidentified warplane Asia is near 70 percent. Japan, India, Meanwhile, in an effort to companies will also face restrictions. Turkey’s total LNG consumption is refugee children have died in Central Med: 2,890 so far (or within rules of engagement when it intrud- South Korea and China are among balance the books, President 55 bililon cubic meters. The country the Aegean Sea in October alone. about 81% of all deaths in the ed into Turkish airspace on the Syria border, >MORE DETAILS the main importers of Qatar’s LNG. Vladimir Putin’s government despite warnings. imports 8.4 percent of its LNG from One in five of these victims Med). >MORE DETAILS >MORE DETAILS anticipates cutting health ex.... Lavrov said that relations between the two and 2.8 percent from Nigeria. were aged two years old or less. >MORE DETAILS