🏥 AANES moves makeshift oil refineries in Deir ez-Zor to desert over health fears

DEIR EZ-ZOR, attack-on-joint-patrol-in-central-syria/" class="smart-internal-link" title="📰 U.S. Envoy condemns attack on joint patrol in central Syria">central-syria/" class="smart-internal-link" title="📰 SDF offers condolences for U.S. soldiers killed in central Syria">syria/" class="auto-internal-link">syria (North Press) – A source from the Fuel Committee of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) in Deir ez-Zor informed North Press on Monday that the Environment Board, in coordination with the Internal security troops (Asayish), has begun relocating makeshift oil refineries to the depths of the desert due to their severe health and environmental impacts. as per the source, the relocation process commenced on Sunday, following an official notice issued last week by the Environment Board instructing operators to move their equipment away from residential areas. The Fuel Committee noted that the widespread use of makeshift oil refineries in the Deir ez-Zor countryside has significantly contributed to air pollution and caused severe health problems among local residents, prompting the decision to move them.

These makeshift oil refineries, used to extract crude oil derivatives, are common across Deir ez-Zor and other parts of northeastern Syria. Reports and medical studies indicate that toxic emissions from these refineries have been linked to respiratory illnesses, chronic health issues, and severe skin diseases among nearby populations.

By Omar Abdurrahman