Ballistic Missile Hits Oil Tanker at Al Hamran, Northwest of Manbij in Syria

Sure was an accurate hit. Maybe a guided missile? 

Hmm. 

Ballistic missile strikes have hit oil tankers and markets across northern Syria on Friday, according to reports

At the time of publication, reports are indicating that strikes were carried out by either Russian or Syrian government forces, specifically against oil markets controlled by opposition forces in northern Syria. 

Moreover, the reports are conflicting about whether the missiles were the Syrian Army’s OTR-21 Tochka-U or the Russian’s Iskander. 

The strikes killed one person and injured 10 others, a war monitor and a source from the Turkey-backed faction that controls the region told The Jerusalem Post. 

One strike reportedly hit oil tankers in al-Hamran, which is near Jarablus and northwest of the northern Syria town of Manbij, resulting in a massive explosion. The exact location of theses strikes was determined as the al-Hamran crossing between the TFSA (Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army) and SDF-controlled (Syrian Democratic Forces) areas, according to a report. 

The supposed target were reportedly trucks smuggling oil. Three missiles hit the al-Hamran crossing, according to Syrian journalist Mohamed Rasheed, “causing huge explosions and burning fuel vehicles at the targeted place.”