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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Syria: Militant Attack Shuts Down Gas Pipeline

A man stands on a truck near oil fields in Syria's northeastern Qamshli province. Photo: Reuters

Syrian state media said a militant attack has shut down a gas pipeline in the country's center.

The official SANA news agency said Sunday that technical teams are working to fix the pipeline that runs through the central Homs province, linking the Shaer fields to the Ebla processing plant, Reuters reported.

No further information was provided on the extent of the damage or the nature of the attack.

The pipeline carries about 2.5 million cubic meters of gas to the processing plant and onward to power stations, SANA added.

ISIS militants briefly seized the Shaer fields in 2014 and 2016 before pro-government forces recaptured them.

According to Reuters, today much of Syria's oil fields and infrastructure are held by US-backed and Kurdish-led forces in the east.

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