Asayish fighter killed in western Deir ez-Zor
DEIR EZ-ZOR, Syria (North Press) – On Wednesday, unknown gunmen shot dead a member of the Internal Security Forces of North and East Syria (Asayish) in a town in western Deir ez-Zor, eastern Syria.
According to an Asayish military source from the in the town of Muhaimideh in western Deir ez-Zor, unknown gunmen riding a motorcycle shot at and injured Hussein al-Khabur, 26, on the main road in the town. He was then transferred to a hospital in Raqqa for treatment, but he died before reaching there.
Such operations are common in Deir ez-Zor countryside, despite the intensive security operations carried out by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the US-led Global Coalition.
On Tuesday, an SDF fighter was killed similarly in the town of al-Azbah in northern Deir ez-Zor. The Islamic State (ISIS) later claimed responsibility for the attack.