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BEIRUT (Reuters) - Islamist rebel battalions led by al Qaeda-linked fighters seized the largest oil field in eastern Syria on Saturday, activists said, cutting off President Bashar al-Assad's access to almost all local crude reserves. There was no immediate comment from the government. Losing the al-Omar oil field would mean Assad's forces would be almost completely reliant on imported oil in their fight to end the country's 2-1/2-year revolt. Activists linked to the Nusra Front said its fighters stormed and captured the field, as well as several tanks and a weapons cache. ...
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