Since so much of the world depends on Saudi oil, I doubt that ISIS will achieve its goal. They might be biting off too much if they think the world will just sit still while they take over the Saudi oil.
ISIS’s Ultimate Goal: Saudi Arabia’s Oil Wells
2:45 PM ET
Saudi Arabia has the richest reserves of oil on the planetMarwan Naamani—AFP/Getty Images
The terror group has its sights set on the world's biggest oil reserves
Originally appeared on OilPrice.com
For the terrorist group known as the Islamic State, Syria and Iraq were a good place to start their campaign, but in order to survive and prosper it knew from the outset that it had no choice but to set its sights on the ultimate prize: the oil fields of Saudi Arabia.
It is in that direction that the battle for control of the world’s largest oil fields is currently heading.
Islamic State — which has its origins in al-Qaeda – knows fully well that in order to sustain itself as a viable and lasting religious, political, economic and military entity in the region, it has to follow the same objectives established by al-Qaeda when Osama bin Laden broke off his relations with the Saudi monarchy and vowed to bring down the House of Saud.
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ISIS’s Ultimate Goal: Saudi Arabia’s Oil Wells
2:45 PM ET
Saudi Arabia has the richest reserves of oil on the planetMarwan Naamani—AFP/Getty Images
The terror group has its sights set on the world's biggest oil reserves
Originally appeared on OilPrice.com
For the terrorist group known as the Islamic State, Syria and Iraq were a good place to start their campaign, but in order to survive and prosper it knew from the outset that it had no choice but to set its sights on the ultimate prize: the oil fields of Saudi Arabia.
It is in that direction that the battle for control of the world’s largest oil fields is currently heading.
Islamic State — which has its origins in al-Qaeda – knows fully well that in order to sustain itself as a viable and lasting religious, political, economic and military entity in the region, it has to follow the same objectives established by al-Qaeda when Osama bin Laden broke off his relations with the Saudi monarchy and vowed to bring down the House of Saud.
Continue reading at:
ISIS s Ultimate Goal Saudi Arabia s Oil Wells - TIME?
