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Late on January 12, a massive fire broke out at Eddo fuel station in the town of Kafr Lusin in northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib.
Several explosions were reportedly heard before the fire. The fuel station is located near the Turkish border. The area is known to be an infamous stronghold of al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the de-facto ruler of Greater Idlib.
The fire claimed the lives of two people and wounded several others. The death toll from the fire could rise in the upcoming few hours.
عاجل || إندلاع حريق ضخم في محطة وقود قرب كفرلوسين شمال إدلب. pic.twitter.com/ZyNpd284BB
— إدلب Online (@idleb_online) January 12, 2022
إندلاع حريق ضخم في محطة وقود #العيدو قرب #كفرلوسين شمال #إدلب وفرق الدفاع المدني تهرع لإخماد النيران. pic.twitter.com/tf7X3joHNP
— علاء عقيل (@alaaakill) January 12, 2022
#انفجار محطة وقود في كفرلوسين ادى لمقتل ثلاثة أشخاص
حسبنالله ونعم الوكيل pic.twitter.com/kT4wHkYMrL— رب إني لما أنزلت إلي من خير فقير (@snabl73alkhiar) January 12, 2022
مقتل شخصين بانفجار بمحطة وقود في بلدة كفرلوسين شمال إدلب pic.twitter.com/R40gezF9q2
— Mahmoud Talha – محمود طلحة (@mahmoodtalha22) January 12, 2022
According to Syrian pro-government activists, the Eddo fuel station is located next to a key fuel depot of HTS. Due to this, the possibly of sabotage or a pinpoint strike by a drone can’t be ruled out.
In the past few years, the Syrian Arab Army and its allies attacked key fuel facilities of HTS in Greater Idlib on several occasions.
Today, HTS maintains a strict monopoly over Greater Idlib fuel market. Fuel smuggled from Turkey or northeastern Syria has become one of the terrorist group’s main income sources.
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