Syria: Pipeline attacked in Homs July 14

Event

Syrian state media reported on Sunday, July 14, that unidentified militants had attacked the gas pipeline linking Al-Shaer gas field with the Ebla Gas Factory in Homs. Officials said that the pipeline that transports 2.5 million cubic meters (660 million gallons) of gas daily was out of service as of the early Sunday afternoon (local time) but that the Petroleum Ministry was working to fix it in the coming hours.

IS militants are still present in the area and continue to target residential areas and vital facilities and military posts. Further attacks are possible. 

Advice

Individuals in Syria are advised to avoid the site of the attack, to monitor the situation, anticipate business and service disruptions in the vicinity, and to follow all instructions issued by the authorities.