Making a Killing

Published: July 27th, 2016

Since the outbreak of war in Syria, weapons from Central and Eastern Europe have flooded the conflict zone through two distinct pipelines – one sponsored by Saudi Arabia and coordinated by the CIA, and the other funded and directed by the Pentagon.

A series of investigations by the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN) and the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) have brought to light these multi-billion-dollar weapons deliveries -- exposing the misleading and potentially illegal documents on which they rely, the shady dealers at its heart of the trade, and the governments that have profited from the war.

Infographics: Pentagon Budget and Maps

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The Pentagon Pipeline

The Black Sea Route to Syria

Romania and Bulgaria’s ports served as key transport hubs in the Pentagon’s supply-line which fueled millions of...

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The Saudi-Backed Pipeline

The Middle East Airlift

Dozens of cargo flights have transported thousands of tons of Soviet-style weapons and ammunition between Central...

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