BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:30 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army’s High Command was in the process of planning their Palmyra offensive when the so-called “Islamic State” destroyed the single most important source of gas to millions of Syrians on Sunday.
The destruction of the Hayyan Gas Company factory has forced the Syrian Arab Army’s High Command to speed up the planning of this Palmyra, a military source told Al-Masdar News on Monday afternoon.
It was initially believed that the Palmyra offensive would not begin until February or even March; however, the humanitarian crisis caused by the Islamic State’s inhuman actions has forced the Syrian Arab Army’s High Command to accelerate the timing of this assault.
With all of the imperative gas fields in eastern Homs under the Islamic State’s control, the Syrian government no longer has the reserves to provide millions of civilians in Damascus, Homs, and Hama much needed gas during these frigid Winter months.
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