Use by Iraqi Military May Be a Boon for China-Made Drones
Soldiers used the Chinese drone on Dec. 6 to destroy an ISIS position amid efforts to retake the city of Ramadi.
'Capture' of Chinese national fighting with ISIS gives China jitters
It's not clear how many Chinese nationals may be fighting with the ISIS. Wu Sike, until recently China's special envoy to the Middle East, earlier stated that there could be about 100 of them.
Iraqis Identify Prisoner as Chinese Islamist Fighter
Chinese officials have in the past expressed concerns about citizens’ venturing abroad to join ISIS or other jihadist groups in the Middle East, or of their being influenced by such groups to carry out attacks within China.
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01.07.14
Chinese Firm Linked to CNPC Suspected of Fraud in Iraq
Just after the December 29 celebration of the Muslim holiday Ashura in southern Iraq, heads of the Iraqi subsidiary of China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC) received a letter titled “Suspending all activities of Hermic.”
The sender of...
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11.25.13
Chinese State Oil Scandal Has Links to Iraq
A legal storm that started with China’s largest state-owned oil company has expanded to include Iraq and led to the detention of more people.
Mi Xiaodong, a former mid-level official at China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) was...