Al Jazeera reports in the attack aftermath.
And
The Associated Press described of the mystery strikes the following on Sunday:
A suspected missile strike on an oil-loading facility used by Turkey-backed opposition forces in northern Syria sparked a massive blaze across a large area where oil tankers are normally parked, aerial and satellite images show.
Syrian opposition groups and at least one war monitor
blamed Russia for the strike Friday night near the towns of Jarablus and al-Bab, near the border with Turkey. In a report, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, based in Britain, said
Russian warships in the Mediterranean had fired three missiles that struck primitive oil refineries and tanker trucks in the region.
Putin & Assad s Revenge: Ballistic Missiles Pummel Stolen Syrian Oil Convoy & Refinery
Published: March 8, 2021
Multiple major missile strikes reportedly
on a convoy of oil tanker trucks and a refinery in northern Syria lit up the night sky on Friday. Initially there was confusion as to who was behind the devastating attack which obliterated multiple dozens of oil tanker trucks.
Stunning video of massive fireballs near the towns of al-Bab and Jarablus, close to the Turkish border, circulated widely on social media with contradictory accounts of just who launched the attack. However, sources seem to be in agreement that the initial explosions were so large it had to be the result of