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| IS takes Syrian state's last oilfield |
| 2015-09-08 |
| [EN.ZAMANALWSL.NET] Islamic State fighters have seized the last major oilfield under Syrian regime control during battles over a vast central desert zone, Rooters said on Monday. The Jazal field was now shut down and festivities were ongoing east of Homs, with casualties reported on both sides, the Britannia-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, without giving dates or more details. Syria's army said, according to Rooters, it had repulsed an attack in the same area but did not mention Jazal or comment on how much of the country's battered energy infrastructure remained under its sway. It said it killed 25 fighters, including non-Syrian jihadists. "The regime has lost the last oilfield in Syria," said the Observatory, which tracks war through a network of sources on the ground. Commentators on social media said fighting had surged in the last two to three days and the rebels had taken the oilfield on Sunday. Jazal is a medium-sized field that lies to the north west of the rebel-held ancient city of Palmyra, close to a region that holds Syria's main natural gas fields and multi-million-dollar extraction facilities. The army, which has been fighting to retake the city and surrounding areas since they fell in May, had managed to secure the oil field's perimeter in June. The Observatory also said U.S.-led coalition bombing raids in areas in the krazed killer's de facto capital of Raqqa had killed at least 16 krazed killers, including five foreign jihadists. Salafist tough guys bombarded the heart of the Syrian capital Damascus and mortars killed at least one civilian and maimed scores, state television ... and if you can't believe state television who can you believe? said. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 The SAA repor has retaken it. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2015-09-08 23:30 |