Syrian army takes control of new oilfields in Raqqa

DAMASCUS - 18 July 2017: Syrian armed forces managed to take more oilfields in the desert area, southwest of Raqqa province, Sky News reported.

In a statement on Tuesday, the Syrian army said that it captured al Daylaa oil field and the Zamla gas field in large stretches of territory the terrorist Daesh group pulled out of in recent weeks.

Earlier, the Syrian army had taken control of Wahab, al Fahd, Dbaisan, al Qseer, Abu al Qatat and Abu Qatash oil fields and several other villages in the desert area that lies in the southwest of Raqqa province.