Jihadists on Thursday seized a gas field in the desert region of Palmyra, in central Syria, a monitoring group and the gover**r of Homs said. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, Islamic State (IS) fighters on Thursday morning attacked the Shaar gas field, east of the ancient site of Palmyra, killing 23 guards. "The fate of 340 National Defence Force (paramilitary) members, guards, engineers and employees who were in the field, is unk**wn, as they were either taken prisoner, wounded or captured during the operation," said Observatory director Rami Abdel Rahman. The operation, he added, was the Islamic State's "most important so far against the government" of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad.
07-21-2014, 03:40 PM
Jihadists seize Syria gas field near Palmyra
Jihadists on Thursday seized a gas field in the desert region of Palmyra, in central Syria, a monitoring group and the gover**r of Homs said. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, Islamic State (IS) fighters on Thursday morning attacked the Shaar gas field, east of the ancient site of Palmyra, killing 23 guards. "The fate of 340 National Defence Force (paramilitary) members, guards, engineers and employees who were in the field, is unk**wn, as they were either taken prisoner, wounded or captured during the operation," said Observatory director Rami Abdel Rahman. The operation, he added, was the Islamic State's "most important so far against the government" of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad.
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