Selling oil across Libya

Chapter 136 Who else but Libya?

The sole purpose of Libya's National Oil Corporation's employment of Blackwater International is to ensure the security of oil production and exports.

The Iraqi National Oil Company is not concerned about how many civilians Blackwater International has killed in Iraq.

They also don't care how much Blackwater International has lost during this period.

If Blackwater International cannot guarantee the security of its oil exports, Libya's National Oil Corporation will seek safer solutions.

Faced with pressure from public opinion in the United States and questioning from its employers, Blackwater International, beset by internal and external troubles, had no choice but to contact the Assyrian Camp in hopes of working together to maintain security in Basra.

Faisal and Said dismissed this with disdain.

If Blackwater International had proactively contacted the Assyrian camp before the conflict broke out, there would still have been room for negotiation between the Assyrian camp and Blackwater International.

Now that both sides have already broken off relations, let's see who prevails; there's no room for compromise.

On August 3, the port of Basra was attacked by mortars, and an oil storage tank was destroyed.

Although the oil tank was empty, no serious damage was caused.

The Assyrian camp immediately drew a warning from the U.S. Department of Defense.

The U.S. Department of Defense will not allow any organization to recklessly damage the overseas assets of U.S. companies.

Faisal replied to the U.S. Department of Defense that the Assyrian battalion had withdrawn all its troops from Basra after driving ISIL forces out of Basra, and that the attack on the port of Basra was unrelated to the Assyrian battalion.

Although this explanation is somewhat far-fetched, it leaves the U.S. Department of Defense with no grounds for criticism.

On the 5th, Blackwater International dispatched elite mercenaries from the United States and Sikorsky S-92 helicopters to Basra to reinforce the port's defenses.

Inside the Basra Telecom building near the port area, a sniper team from the Assyrian battalion is on a mission.

"Sentry spotted at 11 o'clock, 350 meters away;"

The armored vehicle at the 12 o'clock position has been activated, and there are at least 5 armed personnel inside.

Two armed patrolmen were spotted at the 1 o'clock position. Wow, there was even a female soldier among them. What the hell are they doing?

Are you in such a hurry?

The observer, Adil, observed very carefully through the telescope.

Sniper Muhammad remained silent, aiming his scope at the 1 o'clock position, waiting for the right opportunity.

puff!

The VSS Intorez has excellent noise reduction performance; it's almost as quiet as a sneeze, making it easy to miss.

The VSS fires subsonic bullets, avoiding the sonic boom caused by the bullet breaking the sound barrier. In addition, its integrated suppressor provides excellent suppression, so the sound emitted is mainly the sound of the internal mechanical parts of the bolt moving and the muffled exhaust sound.

Starting last year, ISIL began to equip itself with this weapon in large quantities, mainly from the Iraqi government forces and smuggled from Eastern Europe.

The VSS used by Muhammad was to be seized from ISIL.

The optimal range for VSS is within 400 meters, where its penetration and accuracy are both excellent.

Muhammad was equally skilled, hitting one man in the back and another in the head, killing him instantly.

The male mercenary who was shot in the back was seriously injured but not dead. He struggled to pull the trigger to warn others, and soon several mercenaries from Blackwater International arrived to try to help the seriously injured mercenary.

Puff! Puff puff puff!

Muhammad repeatedly pulled the trigger, making full use of the VSS's rapid-fire capability.

Such reckless shooting quickly attracted the attention of the mercenaries.

"Viper, Viper, a large number of mercenaries are boarding the vehicle and will arrive in one minute at the latest. You must evacuate immediately."

A notification from the support team came through the communication headset.

Muhammad emptied the magazine before getting up from the ground.

Adil had already packed his things and was waiting by the window.

Muhammad used a pulley to slide down a pre-installed steel cable to the roof of a residential building across the street.

The two quickly went downstairs and disappeared among the broken walls and ruins.

The mercenaries who arrived at the telecommunications building in armored vehicles did not rush to attack. Instead, they surrounded the building and prepared to plant bombs on it to destroy the entire structure.

The support assault team, which was lying in ambush inside the department store across the street, took the opportunity to launch an attack on the mercenaries.

As several stun grenades and hand grenades exploded around the mercenaries, gunfire erupted.

The support team did not engage in prolonged combat; they emptied their magazines and quickly withdrew.

From the moment Muhammad opened fire until the support unit withdrew, a total of 27 mercenaries were killed and 9 were injured within just 2 minutes.

Six of the mercenaries were former special operations members from U.S. special forces units such as Delta Force and Navy SEALs.

"This is definitely not the Iraqi government forces or ISIL. They don't have this capability. Only forces at the same level as Delta Force and SEALs can achieve this result."

Kauf Black, the Blackwater operations manager stationed in Basra, was furious.

Kauf Black didn't care about the loss of ordinary mercenaries; he had plenty of cannon fodder.

These six former special forces members were hired by Blackwater at great expense and belonged to Blackwater International's most elite operations force. The loss of each one would result in a serious loss of the company's assets.

Kauf Black is a former CIA counterterrorism chief.

"You're right, so the Assyrian camp also lacked this capability."

Blake's partner was Joseph Schumitz, the former inspector general of the Pentagon.

"No, the Assyrian battalion has an elite force whose strength is no less than our Delta Force and SEALs."

Blake's face darkened; this matter had exceeded Blackwater International's capabilities.

Blackwater International's mercenaries are effective against Iraqi civilians.

When facing the Iraqi government forces and ISIL, Blackwater International had to rely on the support of the U.S. Department of Defense to make the Iraqi government forces and ISIL back down.

"How is this possible?"

Schmitz is unbelievable.

"I've said it before, the Assyrian Camp is not an ordinary anti-government armed group. It must have the backing of some country. Otherwise, the Assyrian Camp could not have risen so quickly in such a short period of time."

Blake needs to prove that it's not that his brother is incompetent, but that the opponent is too strong.

"Almost all the members of the Assyrian camp were Semites. Who were their supporters? Egypt? Palestine?"

Schmitz also wanted to shift the blame.

"You forgot, there's another country that also has a large number of Semitic people."

Blake reminded Schumitz that neither Egypt nor Palestine had the capability.

"You mean Libya?"

Schmitz frowned.

"Who else could it be but Libya? Even if it's not Libya, it has to be Libya!"

Blake firmly acknowledged Libya's strength.

"Alright, then it's Libya!"

Schmitz supported Black's inference.

Qin Rui never expected that he would be caught in a trap while he was sitting at home in Tripoli.