Earlier, local sources speaking to Syrian media alleged that US forces had used choppers to transfer large boxes of the precious metal from the al-Dashisha area in al-Hasakah, northeast Syria as part of a loot-for-amnesty deal.
The US military has made another deal with Daesh (ISIS)* involving dozens of tonnes of gold in exchange for safe passage for militants and commanders in Deir ez-Zor Province, the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) has reported, citing local sources.
Earlier, eyewitnesses claimed that US military helicopters airlifted large boxes full of gold captured by the terrorists from al-Dashisha in al-Hasakah province in an alleged deal under which the US “spared hundreds of Daesh field commanders and fighters” in exchange for the loot.