Government-affiliated militias attacked in Syria’s Deir ez-Zor

DEIR EZ-ZOR, Syria (North Press) – Two posts of the National Defense Forces (NDF), a militia affiliated with the Syrian government forces, were attacked on Friday in Deir ez-Zor Governorate in eastern Syria.

A source of the NDF said unknown gunmen, using machine guns, attacked two of their posts in the town of al-Mayadin and the city of al-Quriyah in the east of Deir ez-Zor.

The attack resulted in material damages only, the source added.

He told North Press that following the attack, the NDF declared alert and deployed its militants to the area.

By Omar Abdurrahman