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Iraq begins exporting oil to global markets via Syria

03 May 2026 09:57

Iraq has sent crude oil to Syria by road transport for the first time in 14 years.

A convoy of 70 tanker trucks carrying crude oil crossed the al-Yarubiyah border crossing and headed toward a refinery in the port of Banyas on the Mediterranean Sea, according to Syrian media.

Iraq begins exporting oil to global markets via Syria

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