Sep. 25th, 2017 Welcome to our weekly summary of Syria Deeply’s top coverage of crisis in Syria. Eastern Syria: The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in eastern Syria said they captured the major Conoco natural gas field in their advance against the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) in Deir Ezzor. The Conoco gas plant is capable of … Continue reading Syria Deeply: Natural gas and tensions in Eastern Syria, Syrian-Kurds vote in northern Syria, and Syria at the UNGA