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Red Bull Fuels Islamists Controlling Syrian Border Trade
Monday, November 10, 2014 11:17
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Turkish traders of everything from Red Bull energy drinks to cement are profiting from Islamist conquests in Syria, while the militants are boosting their coffers with fees from the cross-border business.
Turkey shipped $1.3 billion in goods to Syria through September, the highest nine-month total on record, according to trade statistics published in Ankara last week. The increase came after President Bashar al-Assad’s government in Damascus lost control of most border crossings with Turkey, leaving them to rebel groups such as the Free Syrian Army and Islamic Front, as well as Islamic State extremists …. http://www.bloomberg.com
Source: http://luismmx.blogspot.com/2014/11/red-bull-fuels-islamists-controlling.html
