The jihadist Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) has allegedly taken over control of Syria’s largest oil field, according to the Associated Press Thursday.
The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights told AP that ISIS seized the Al Omar oil field in the Deir Ezzor province Thursday.
The Al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front, who allegedly controlled the field along with several other Islamist groups since November, left the field and other areas under its control to ISIS “without firing a bullet,” reported the Observatory.
The oil field, which lies on the Syria-Iraq border has been in control of various groups since the start of Syria’s conflict over three years ago. Regime forces controlled the field until November last year.
