U.S.-backed forces said Sunday they were advancing through eastern Syria after seizing the Conoco gas plant there from Islamic State, striking a blow to the terror group’s dwindling finances, which rely heavily on its control of Syria’s oil and gas fields. The Conoco plant, one of the most important in the country, is capable of producing nearly 450 tons of gas a day, according to the local activist monitoring group Deir Ezzour24. The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, backed by U.S.-led coalition airstrikes, are...

Source: Wall Street Journal September 24, 2017 21:45 UTC