Clashes over Syrian oil and gas assets continue as regime warplanes carry out raids on the country’s al-Izba oilfield, according to a statement from the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Clashes over Syrian oil and gas assets continue as regime warplanes carry out raids on the country’s al-Izba oilfield, located north of Deir Ezzor, according to a statement from the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), which monitors the conflict in Syria through a network of sources on the ground. The raids led to the outbreak of fire in the area, according to SOHR, which has recorded several violent encounters between the regime militia and Islamic State over the past year. Some of the most fought over fields in 2015 have been the Sha’er and Jazal assets , which both saw clashes at the end of September with casualties reported on both sides. SOHR reported further violent clashes around […]