It is one of the deadliest attacks in the country this year.
The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said 34 people, at least eight of them soldiers, were killed in “simultaneous attacks on checkpoints and military positions by the Islamic State group on Wednesday morning” in the Syrian desert. and most others from the National Armed Forces, an irregular army that supports the government.
The attacks took place in areas between Raqqa, Homs and Deir az Zor, added the SOHR, which has an extensive network of sources in Syria.
The head of the organization, Rami Abdel Rahman (Ramis Abdel Rahman), warned that the number of victims could rise, as there are some wounded and some of them are in serious condition.
In June 2014, IS declared a “caliphate” across the territory of Syria and Iraq and began a campaign of terror.
The group was territorially crushed in Syria in 2019, but its remnants continue to carry out deadly attacks and ambushes, particularly from hideouts in the desert.
The war in Syria began after the government of President Bashar al-Assad suppressed peaceful pro-democracy protests in 2011. Since then, foreign powers and global jihadists have become involved.
More than 500 thousand people died during the conflict. people, and half of the country’s population was forced to leave their homes.
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2024-09-27 13:59:24
