Syrian troops fighting Kurdish forces in northeastern Syria have captured the country's largest oil field.
The Omar facility and nearby gas fields are under military control after the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) withdrew, officials and monitors say.
Earlier, the army captured the strategic Tabqa Dam on the Euphrates River.
The attack came after the SDF announced it would redeploy east of the Euphrates, following deadly clashes last week, foreign media wrote, according to Telegraph.
This withdrawal followed talks with American officials.
The ongoing fighting in the area stems from the breakdown of an agreement between the SDF and the government of President Ahmed al-Sharaa, who is seeking to integrate Kurdish bodies into Syrian institutions.
On Friday, in an apparent gesture of goodwill, al-Sharaa said he would make Kurdish the national language and make the Kurdish New Year an official holiday.
The decree is the first official recognition of Kurdish national rights since Syria's independence in 1946.
The US-backed SDF then announced its withdrawal east of the Euphrates River.
Kurdish forces control large parts of Syria's oil-rich north and northeast, much of which they gained during the war against the Islamic State group over the past decade.
Meanwhile, over the weekend, Syrian troops continued their offensive eastward. They entered the city of Tabqa on the southwest bank of the Euphrates and the nearby dam on Saturday.
On Sunday, Syrian officials announced they had captured Omar, Syria's largest oil field, on the eastern side of the river. The facility has been a major source of revenue for the SDF.
This claim was supported by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based monitoring group.
He said the SDF had withdrawn from "entire villages and towns of the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor [province]," as well as from the Omar and Tanak oil fields early Sunday.
Meanwhile, Syrian authorities accused the SDF of blowing up two bridges over the Euphrates River, including the new al-Rashid Bridge in the city of Raqqa.
Last week it was reported that at least 12 people were killed in clashes between the two sides in the northern city of Aleppo.
The latest fighting comes despite US efforts to broker a ceasefire. Washington has long supported the SDF, but also backs the Syrian government.
Following the overthrow of strongman leader Bashar al-Assad in late 2024, President al-Sharaa has sought to integrate Kurdish military and civilian troops into Syria's national institutions.
In March 2025, the SDF signed an agreement with the government to this end. Almost a year later, the agreement has still not been implemented, with each side blaming the other. /Telegraph/
