02.11.2026 00:10
An attempted terrorist attack on the oil refinery in the Banyas district of Tartus Province, Syria, was thwarted. The targeting of the facility, one of the country's two main oil refineries, has revived attention to earlier sabotage attacks on oil pipelines and power plants.
The terrorist attack targeting the oil refinery in the Baniyas district of Tartus Governorate in Syria was reported to have been thwarted.
ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S TWO MAIN REFINERIES
An intelligence source speaking to Syria's official news agency SANA stated that the planned terrorist act against the Baniyas refinery was repelled. No further details were given in the report.
One of the two main refineries where crude oil is processed in the country is located in Baniyas, affiliated with Tartus, and the other in Homs.
THIS IS NOT THE FIRST
In the first half of the year, sabotage acts were carried out in Damascus, Deir ez-Zor, and Hasakah in Syria, targeting oil pipelines and power generation plants.