Syria has repaired and restored electricity supply in Damascus after a brief but extensive outage caused by an attack claimed by the Daesh (ISIS or ISIL) terrorist group. The repairs were completed and gas supply fully restored to the Deir Ali power station, the Ministry of Oil and Mineral Resources said in a Saturday night statement, less than a day after the act of sabotage. Several photos circulating online showed a big crater, and repair crews working to fix the crippled pipe. Earlier, Daesh-affiliated social media accounts bragged about their militants setting up booby traps on the pipe and two power towers, ... (full story)