Gunmen attack SDF posts in Syria’s Deir ez-Zor
DEIR EZ-ZOR, Syria (North Press) – Unknown gunmen launched on Monday attacks on several posts of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor, eastern Syria.
A military source in the SDF said that unknown gunmen targeted an SDF post with machine guns in the village of Zughair in the northwest of Deir ez-Zor. Clashes followed the attack, forcing the attackers to flee without causing casualties or injuries.
The source added that unknown gunmen also attacked several SDF posts in the villages of Shuhail, Shinan, and al-Jarzi on the bank of the Euphrates, where the SDF responded to the attacks, resulting in only material damages.
Meanwhile, unknown gunmen targeted a checkpoint of the Internal Security Forces of North and East Syria (Asayish) with an RPG rocket in al-Hejjnah village in the east of Deir ez-Zor, without causing casualties or injuries, according to the source.
Since early September, Deir ez-Zor has witnessed infiltration attempts by armed groups of the National Defense Forces (NDF), affiliated with the Syrian government forces, and Iranian-backed militias from areas west of the Euphrates River to the east.