schuimpjes
Experienced member
Talking about “economic firepower”, SDF also controlled Lafarge (Holcim) cement plant near Kobani (Ayn Al-Arab or Ayn Al-Islam called by IS). Lafarge charged with terror financing now by French court because they paying tax to IS to keep running the business as usual when Islamic State still control the areas.Those oilfields generate enough to bribe
US also had presence back then within or near Lafarge cement plant called Kobani Landing Zone (KLZ) before Trump’s retreat like in Manbij.
Don’t forget about Conoco oil and gas field in Deir az-Zour east of Euphrates that Assad and Wagner tried to take during Battle of Khasham.