Syria Says It Foiled Plot Targeting Homs Oil Refinery

Syria: Security Forces Announce Foiling Plot Targeting Homs Refinery

Reports say two Islamic State members were detained in Deir ez-Zor, but no link between the two events has yet been established

Daily Lebanon — Newsroom

Published 2 November 2026 at 12:211 min read

Automatically translated from Arabic.

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Syrian security forces say they foiled a terrorist plot that targeted the Homs oil refinery.
According to Al Jazeera Arabic, security forces arrested two Islamic State members in Deir ez-Zor province.
Both reports come from one source, Al Jazeera Arabic, and no independent body has confirmed either of them.

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Syrian security forces said they foiled a plot, which they described as terrorist, that targeted the Homs oil refinery, according to Al Jazeera Arabic. No independent source has confirmed this.

Al Jazeera Arabic reported that security forces arrested two members of the Islamic State (ISIS) group in Deir ez-Zor province.

The available information does not give details about the party behind the alleged plot, the plot itself, or how it was foiled. It also does not say whether the two detained men had any link to the refinery plot.

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Al Jazeera Arabicسوريا.. إحباط مخطط لاستهداف مصفاة حمص وتفكيك خلية لتنظيم الدولة في دير الزور
Primary source2 November 2026 at 08:44