The Islamic State announced that a group affiliated with them attacked oil tankers belonging to the Qaterji company, which is close to the Syrian regime, as they transported oil shipments from the al-Shaddadi fields in eastern al-Hasakah.
The group stated via its official Telegram account (a closed newsroom) on Thursday, November 14, that its fighters attacked oil tankers belonging to the Qaterji company near the Kebiba oil field in the al-Shaddadi area.
They added that their fighters targeted three oil tankers with automatic weapons, resulting in the death of the driver and the burning of the tankers.
Following the attack, the Islamic State’s members clashed with a military patrol of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) that came to the area to support the tanker convoy, resulting in the death of one SDF member and injury to another.
The group published a series of images showing the burning tankers and the spillage of their cargo on the road.