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January 7, 2016

Mezran on the ISIS Oil Trade in Libya

By Karim Mezran

International Business Times quotes Rafik Hariri Center Resident Senior Fellow Karim Mezran on ISIS’ ability to obtain and sell oil from Libya:

“Even if they can get the oil I don’t see how they can sell it,” said Karim Mezran, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, a Washington think tank. “Smuggling won’t be easy from Sidra. It won’t be as rewarding for them as Iraq is.”

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