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Six government forces were killed in an attack by gunmen who were waving ISIS flags
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Six members of the government forces were killed on Saturday in an attack by ISIS members on their car on the outskirts of al-Shola town, south of Deir ez-Zor, east of Syria. The 17th division had lost contact with a group of six members at dawn on Saturday, a military source in the government forces’ 17th Division told North Press Hours after losing contact, the six members were found dead with several gunshot wounds on the outskirts of al-Shola, according to the source. Shepherds, who were close to the incident, confirmed that the government forces’ members were killed in a clash with members of ISIS on cycle of violence  s and were raising the flag of the organization. After the attack, they took the weapons and fled towards the depths of the desert, the source added.The Syrian Badia region constitutes a source of concern for the pro-Iranian militias and the government forces, as it witnesses intensive operations of ISIS cells. On April 11, four members of the pro-Iranian militias were killed in a missile attack on their point east of Homs. Related: Al-Shola: 2020-10-13 Indian workers in Libya released after monthlong abduction Al-Shola: 2016-11-01 Baghdad Bomb and Bullet Bulletin Al-Shola: 2016-02-26 Casualties reported in Baghdad bombing Related: Deir ez-Zor: 2022-04-16 Iran starts production at centrifuge component workshop Deir ez-Zor: 2022-04-12 Militiamen killed, injured in alleged ISIS attack in Syria Deir ez-Zor: 2022-04-10 Three members of the Iranian-backed militias in Syria’s Deir ez Zor were killed by their fellow member for theft purposes Related: Badia region: 2022-03-08 Government forces’ members killed by unknown individuals in Deir ez-Zor Badia region: 2017-06-07 Syrian army crosses into Raqqa province Badia region: 2017-05-24 Syrian Army battles US-backed rebels along Jordanian border Posted by: Fred 2022-04-17 |
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