OREANDA-NEWS  US-backed groups have begun attacking southwestern Syria, which is rich in oil fields in the areas of Al-Buqemal and Mayadeen. This is reported by Anadolu with reference to sources.

"The so-called Free Syrian Army, supported by the United States, launched an attack on the districts of Al-Bukamal and Mayadin in the Tenef area. The group launched an attack starting from the center of the city of Deir ez-Zor, near the Syrian-Iraqi border," the agency reports.