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Syrian forces seize major oil, gas fields from Kurds

Reuters, Published on 18/01/2026

» DAMASCUS - Syrian troops fighting US-backed Kurdish-led forces seized the ‌Omar oil field, ​the country’s largest, and the Conoco gas field in the eastern Deir Zor province as allied Arab tribal forces advanced in the oil-rich area along the border with Iraq, ‌officials and security sources said on Sunday.