Shaer Gas Field Back In Government Control
April 28 2017
Pro-government forces are now in control of Syria’s largest gas field, a source told Russia’s Sputnik news agency.
Government troops and allied militias seized the Shaer gas field from Islamic State. The field is located northwest of the ancient city of Palmyra.
Fighting was still ongoing near the outskirts of the field, but engineers have begun defusing explosive devices, the source said on Friday.
ISIS fighters took over the gas field in May 2016. The field is capable...
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