Damascus sends accusing finger at US: "They want to steal Syrian oil and gas" • As a result of the attack, a fire broke out in several tankers, but it was extinguished quickly
Assault at Homs Refinery // Photo: From the Sana site
Syria's civil war has been going on for about eight and a half years. While there are and still are many involved in it, most of the recent attacks have been fairly constant: Russian and Syrian Air Force are attacking targets of Tahrir a-Sham, Turkey is fighting Kurds in the northeast and Israel is fighting Iranian consolidation in Syria in general and the south of the country in particular. However, tonight (Saturday) the routine was broken.
The Homs Refinery, the southern district's gas plant and the Al-Ryan gas depot, also located in the Homs district, were attacked by three unmanned aerial vehicles. "The attack was targeted and caused damage to several production units," said Syrian Oil and Natural Resources Minister Ali Ghanem. The Homs Refinery is one of only two in the country. The second is the Banias refinery, which made headlines when Iranian oil from the Adrian Daria tanker arrived. "The three targets were attacked at the same time," Ganem added.
According to reports from the Assad regime's Sana network, the fire resulting from the attack did not lead to any extraordinary damage. "Immediately upon receipt of the reports, the crews jumped on the scene and began to cool the tankers," said Colonel Hussein, a robber from the Homs County Civil Defense Unit. Homs District Governor Talal al-Barazi praised firefighters for the swift takeover.
No state has claimed responsibility for the attack, but Damascus's accusing finger was immediately pointed at Washington. Bashar Assad and his men continue to accuse the United States - without any proof - of "Syrian oil and gas theft" in northeastern Syria, in cooperation with Turkey. The "Peace Spring" operation by Recipe Taipei Erdogan, which began on October 9 Clearing northeastern Syria from Kurdish terror cells, "led to tensions between the Turkish president and the Syrian president, and even to verbal battles between the two sides.
Ankara is constantly forced to bear the repercussions of Operation Peace Spring and the wide support of the Turkish street. One of the consequences came yesterday after the UEFA fined the Turkish Football Association for 50,000 euros following the salute of the national team players, which they said was a tribute to Turkish soldiers fighting in northeastern Syria. At least for the time being, the single voice in Ankara is: "Operation Spring Peace will continue until we achieve all our goals. "
