{"id":55517,"date":"2021-03-08T08:20:25","date_gmt":"2021-03-08T12:20:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=55517"},"modified":"2021-03-08T08:20:25","modified_gmt":"2021-03-08T12:20:25","slug":"watch-a-barrage-of-ballistic-missiles-devastates-stolen-syrian-oil-convoy-refinery-storage-facilities-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=55517","title":{"rendered":"<b>WATCH!<\/b> A Barrage of Ballistic Missiles Devastates &#8220;Stolen&#8221; Syrian Oil Convoy, Refinery &#038; Storage Facilities (Video)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Putin &amp; Assad&#8217;s Revenge: Ballistic Missiles Pummel &#8220;Stolen&#8221; Syrian Oil Convoy &amp; Refinery<\/h1>\n<p><!--more-->ZeroHedge.com<\/p>\n<p>Multiple major missile strikes reportedly\u00a0<strong>on a convoy of oil tanker trucks and a refinery in northern Syria<\/strong>\u00a0lit up the night sky on Friday. Initially there was confusion as to who was behind the devastating attack which obliterated multiple dozens of oil tanker trucks.<\/p>\n<p>Stunning video of massive fireballs near the towns of al-Bab and Jarablus, close to the Turkish border, circulated widely on social media with contradictory accounts of just who launched the attack.\u00a0However, sources seem to be in agreement that the initial explosions were so large it had to be the result of\u00a0<strong>ballistic missile strikes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1367893972450938887&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fgeopolitical%2Fputin-assads-revenge-ballistic-missiles-pummel-stolen-oil-convoy-refinery-near-turkish&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=e1ffbdb%3A1614796141937&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1367893972450938887\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"Advert_desktop__1J5vD Advert_tablet__3QEBr Advert_mobile__1rlLc Advert_borderTop__2PX5m Advert_placement__1I4yb\"><\/div>\n<p>This led to accusations that either\u00a0<strong>the Russian military or the Syrian government was behind it in retaliation to<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>halt convoys of &#8220;stolen oil&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0taken from Syrian national territory.<\/p>\n<p>Damascus and Russia have long condemned a Turkish &#8220;land grab&#8221; along the northern border, as well as US occupation of the country&#8217;s oil and gas rich northeast Deir Ezzor and al-Hasakah regions.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caption caption-img\" role=\"group\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/syriablaze.jpg?itok=7isFule0\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"84fc92e4-d6b3-47c5-bba4-5a714f98a1f9\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><figcaption><em>Via AP<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;A source in the Turkish military, which controls swaths of northwest Syria where Turkish troops have a presence, said missile attacks had caused the blasts, which also wounded 11 people,&#8221;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2021\/3\/5\/missile-strikes-hit-oil-refineries-in-north-syria-killing-one\"><em>Al Jazeera<\/em><\/a>\u00a0reports in the attack aftermath.<\/p>\n<p>And\u00a0<em>The Associated Press\u00a0<\/em>described of the &#8216;mystery strikes&#8217;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.startribune.com\/aerials-show-huge-blaze-after-oil-facility-strike-in-syria\/600031416\/\">the following on Sunday<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p id=\"jgQJKk\"><em><strong>A suspected missile strike on an oil-loading facility used by Turkey-backed opposition forces in northern Syria sparked a massive blaze<\/strong>\u00a0across a large area where oil tankers are normally parked, aerial and satellite images show.<\/em><\/p>\n<p id=\"bZ02Gu\"><em>Syrian opposition groups and at least one war monitor\u00a0<strong>blamed Russia for the strike Friday<\/strong>\u00a0night near the towns of Jarablus and al-Bab, near the border with Turkey. In a report, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, based in Britain, said\u00a0<strong>Russian warships in the Mediterranean had fired three missiles that struck primitive oil refineries and tanker trucks<\/strong>\u00a0in the region.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"Advert_desktop__1J5vD Advert_borderTop__2PX5m Advert_placement__1I4yb\"><\/div>\n<p>The missile strikes occurred late at night and the fires appeared to have been raging into the daylight hours.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1367954001510170631&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fgeopolitical%2Fputin-assads-revenge-ballistic-missiles-pummel-stolen-oil-convoy-refinery-near-turkish&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=e1ffbdb%3A1614796141937&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1367954001510170631\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1368124457739563011&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fgeopolitical%2Fputin-assads-revenge-ballistic-missiles-pummel-stolen-oil-convoy-refinery-near-turkish&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=e1ffbdb%3A1614796141937&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1368124457739563011\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Regional and anti-government news sources have been consistently pointing to Russian and Syrian government strikes&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-3\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-3&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1368067018205896705&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fgeopolitical%2Fputin-assads-revenge-ballistic-missiles-pummel-stolen-oil-convoy-refinery-near-turkish&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=e1ffbdb%3A1614796141937&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1368067018205896705\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>There&#8217;s yet to be any confirmation or claim of responsibility either from Russia&#8217;s Defense Ministry or from the Assad government.<\/p>\n<p>There were multiple dead and wounded from the attack, as one\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/node\/1821076\/middle-east\">Mideast news source documented<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The Britain-based monitor &#8220;documented the deaths of four people, while 24 others sustained various injuries and burns&#8221; in the attacks near the towns of Jarablus and Al-Bab. At least one Syrian rebel was among the dead, said Observatory head Rami Abdul Rahman.<\/p>\n<p>Rescue workers spent hours trying to extinguish the fire\u00a0<strong>which spread to about 180 oil tankers<\/strong>, according to the war monitor.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;The fires are the largest yet from a missile attack on makeshift refineries,\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0the Observatory said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-4\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-4&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1368323468878618630&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fgeopolitical%2Fputin-assads-revenge-ballistic-missiles-pummel-stolen-oil-convoy-refinery-near-turkish&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=e1ffbdb%3A1614796141937&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1368323468878618630\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>And crucially the report observed that &#8220;<strong>Oil installations in Turkey-controlled parts of Aleppo have come under repeated attack in recent months<\/strong>\u00a0although Moscow and the Syrian regime have not claimed responsibility.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Washington has also been conspicuously silent concerning the major attack. If indeed it turns out to have been a Russian or Syrian Army operation involving ballistic missiles, it will mark a hugely provocative &#8216;signaling&#8217; to the White House that it must reverse course on its &#8216;oil and gas occupation&#8217; in northeast Syria.<\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/geopolitical\/putin-assads-revenge-ballistic-missiles-pummel-stolen-oil-convoy-refinery-near-turkish\">https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/geopolitical\/putin-assads-revenge-ballistic-missiles-pummel-stolen-oil-convoy-refinery-near-turkish<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Putin &amp; Assad&#8217;s Revenge: Ballistic Missiles Pummel &#8220;Stolen&#8221; Syrian Oil Convoy &amp; Refinery<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-55517","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55517","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=55517"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55517\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=55517"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=55517"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=55517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}