Syria faces infrastructure sabotage, Islamic State activity amid utility shortages

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Syria is repairing gas pipelines sabotaged near Deir Ezzor and Damascus as it faces Islamic State activity and shortages of electricity, water, and fuel. The country is also pursuing energy trade with Iraq and efforts to restore regional oil and gas links.

Syria has restored a sabotaged gas pipeline near Deir Ezzor and is repairing another line near Damascus as authorities confront threats to the country’s energy infrastructure. The repairs come amid wider challenges, including Islamic State activity and electricity, water, and fuel shortages, even as Syria expands energy trade with Iraq and works to restore regional oil and gas links. The post Syria faces infrastructure sabotage, Islamic State activity amid utility shortages appeared first on FDD's Long War Journal.