By ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: April 24, 2021 DAMASCUS, Syria Syria s oil ministry said a fire has erupted in a tanker on its coast after what it said was a suspected drone attack on Saturday. The official state news agency said the fire in the oil tanker outside Baniyas refinery has been extinguished. The oil ministry said the fire started after a suspected drone attack that originated from the Lebanese territorial waters. It provided no further details and did not specify where the tanker was arriving from. Syria s oil resources are mostly outside of government controlled areas but two of its refineries are operating. This makes Damascus reliant on Iran for fuel. But U.S. Treasury sanctions have targeted a network that spanned Syria, Iran and Russia responsible for shipping oil to the Syrian government.
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Oil Tanker off Syria coast on fire; Govt says drone attack
April 24, 2021
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DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) Syria s oil ministry said a fire has erupted in a tanker on its coast after what it said was a suspected drone attack on Saturday.
The official state news agency said the fire in the oil tanker outside Baniyas refinery has been extinguished.
The oil ministry said the fire started after a suspected drone attack that originated from the Lebanese territorial waters. It provided no further details and did not specify where the tanker was arriving from.
Syria s oil resources are mostly outside of government controlled areas but two of its refineries are operating. This makes Damascus reliant on Iran for fuel. But U.S. Treasury sanctions have targeted a network that spanned Syria, Iran and Russia responsible for shipping oil to the Syrian government.
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