Middle East

Jul. 26, 2014 | 12:05 AM

ISIS grabs oil and gas fields in Syria and Iraq, but challenges remain

A member of the Islamist rebel group Al-Nusra Front pulls a cart filled with sands as the group alledgely digs a tunnel under a military site of the Syrian government forces in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on July 17, 2014. AFP PHOTO / AHMED DEEB

Mazin Sidahmed| The Daily Star

A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Daily Star on July 26, 2014, on page 11.

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