Syria's ministry urges workers to return to production sites

The Syrian Ministry of Oil and Mineral Resources has issued a call for industry workers to return to production sites starting December 10.

The ministry's appeal is directed at employees working at oil fields, gas facilities, and refineries, Caliber.Az reports via Russian media.

Moreover, the ministry also stated that necessary protection for industry workers has been provided by the Military Operations Administration, the opposition body that has taken control of Damascus and other cities across the country.

On November 27, armed opposition groups launched a large-scale offensive against Syrian army positions in the Aleppo and Idlib provinces. 

By the evening of December 7, they had captured several major cities (Aleppo, Hama, Daraa, and Homs), and on December 8, they entered Damascus, with Syrian government forces withdrawing from the city. Syrian government leader Muhammad Ghazi al-Jalali expressed readiness for a peaceful transfer of power in the country. The Russian Foreign Ministry said that Bashar al-Assad stepped down as president of Syria and left the country, giving instructions for a peaceful handover of power.

By Naila Huseynova