6 killed in IS road attack in NE Syria: war monitor

Sep 12, 2022

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6 killed in IS road attack in NE Syria: war monitor

Damascus [Syria], September 12: Islamic State (IS) militants killed six people driving on a road in the northeastern Syrian province of Hasakah on Sunday, a war monitor reported.
The six victims, whose identities are not yet known, were ambushed by IS militants on the Khurafi road leading to the eastern province of Deir al-Zour, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
With the latest ambush, the IS has carried out 130 attacks in 2022 in areas controlled by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in northeastern Syria, leaving 104 killed, including 37 civilians and 67 SDF fighters, according to the Britain-based watchdog.
Source: Xinhua