Syria: Militants Stop Pumping Oil in East Syria after Raids, Activists Say

Sep 26, 2014 | AFP
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Beirut: Militants with Daesh have stopped oil extraction from fields in Deir Al Zor province in eastern Syria after US-led strikes targeted refineries, activists told AFP on Friday.

“Oil extraction has been halted because of the security situation,” said Leith Al Deiri, an activist in Deir Al Zor who spoke to AFP via the internet.

The US-led coalition striking positions of the Daesh group in Syria since Tuesday has not targeted any oil fields, but it has hit several makeshift refineries used by the extremists.

The only field in Deir Al Zor now operating is the Coneco gas field, which is used to produce electricity for six provinces, said Al Deiri, who used a pseudonym for fear of persecution by the militants.