Iran-backed groups sabotage gas pipeline near US base, Syria
2023-10-20T05:32:52+00:00
Shafaq News/ Iran-backed factions detonated a gas pipeline near a US base in northeastern Syria, currently under Kurdish control, as reported by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
The Observatory disclosed that "Iran-backed groups detonated the gas pipeline near the 'Koniko' facility in the countryside of Deir ez-Zor." Rami Abdulrahman, the Observatory's director, informed Agence France-Presse, "The explosion occurred in close proximity to a US base."
Witnesses at the scene observed "flames billowing from the site," although no information has surfaced regarding human casualties.
