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Fire erupts on gas pipeline between Al-Shola and Deir Ezzor

A major fire broke out at a gas pipeline in eastern Syria on Monday evening following an explosion at an isolation valve between Al-Shola and Deir Ezzor. State media reported that Syria's state petroleum company attributed the blast to an act of sabotage. No casualties have been reported, and no group has claimed responsibility for the incident.

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The sources disagree.
Each position is reported as its publisher stated it. We do not reconcile them.
3 differing positions reported on attribution across 5 publishers; unresolved.
  • arabnewsSyria
  • npasyriaSyria
  • thenationalnewsSabotage
  • memonitorsabotage
  • telegramSyria’s electricity company
6 differing positions reported on location across 8 publishers; unresolved.
  • tasseastern Syria
  • arabnewsAl-Shola and Deir Ezzor
  • npasyriaDeir ez-Zor
  • thenationalnewsSyria
  • memonitorDeir ez-Zor
  • telegramDeir Ali, Nasiriyah and Tishreen power plants
  • middleeasteyeSyrian
  • zerohedgeDamascus Suburbs
2 differing positions reported on status across 8 publishers; unresolved.
  • tassbroke out
  • arabnewssays
  • npasyriasays
  • thenationalnewsblamed
  • memonitorblamed
  • telegramsays
  • middleeasteyedown
  • zerohedgeBlast
WhereDeir Ez Zor
35.336, 40.141 ±10 km
First reported26 days ago
Published2026-09-29 01:07 UTC
Sources8
Casualties reported0
How this travelled.
Reports16Independent tellings8
8 independently corroborated tellings.

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Global Event Monitor. Fire erupts on gas pipeline between Al-Shola and Deir Ezzor. 2026-09-29T01:07:26.262Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:3939. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-09-29/syria-says-gas-pipeline-fire-between-al-shola-and-deir-16f3cefb

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