Iranian-backed militant killed, 2 wounded in Syria’s Deir ez-Zor
DEIR EZ-ZOR, Syria (North Press) – Late on Thursday, a militant of the Iranian-backed Liwa Fatemiyoun was killed and two others were wounded by unknown assailants in a town east of Deir ez-Zor, eastern Syria.
A military source from Liwa Fatemiyoun in the town of al-Asharah, 60 kilometers east of Deir ez-Zor, said, “Unknown armed men, riding a motorcycle, targeted with gunshots militants of Liwa Fatemiyoun near their headquarters as they were guarding the Iranian hospital in al-Asharah.”
The source, which preferred to remain anonymous for security reasons, told North Press that the attack resulted in the killing of the local militant of Liwa Fatemiyoun Ziyada, 29, who hails from the town of Hatlah in the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor, and the wounding of two others.
The source added that the two wounded militants were transferred to the Iranian hospital, and they were in a critical health condition, according to a doctor operating in the hospital.
The source noted that this is the first operation in this neighborhood, which is subjected to strict guarding due to the presence of key headquarters of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), to be launched against the Iranian-backed militants in two years.
Following the attack, Liwa Fatemiyoun brought in patrols to cordon the neighborhood with the aim to pursue the attackers.
Iranian-backed militias and the government forces control large areas of the Syrian Desert and the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor, which constitutes a source of concern as it witnesses intensive operations by Islamic State (ISIS) sleeper cells.