“Many dead in explosion at oil fields in Syria”
“Several people have been killed by a car bomb in the province of Deir al-Zor in eastern Syria. The explosion occurred near the oil field Omar, according to the opposition Syrian människorättsobservatoriet (SOHR), which monitors the war from Britain.”
“At the oilfield is also a base for the US-backed kurdish-Arabic SDF-alliance.”
“the Data on the number of casualties differ.”
“According to Reuters, which quotes residents of the area, killed at least ten persons, of whom at least two were members of the SDF militia. AFP, which refers to the SOHR, writes that the fjärrutlösta bomb killed 20 people, including 14 oil workers and 6 members of SDF militia.”
“There is no indication that anyone will have taken on the deed.”
