According to reports, the US is considering bombing in Syria in an attempt to cut off the huge profits being made by Isis from captured oilfields, a senior Obama administration official has disclosed.
The US$ 2 million per day (£1.24 million) that the extremist group is believed to be making from the sale of fuel is one of the USA's "principal concerns" and "air strikes are a viable option”, said Julieta Valls Noyes, the Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs during a visit to London.
Oil wells in the Jafra field have already been destroyed by air strikes, but the US is now weighing whether to expand its target list to include .
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