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.