Unknown gunmen kill former military personnel in Deir ez-Zor
DEIR EZ-ZOR, Syria (North Press) – Unidentified gunmen killed on Wednesday a former member of the former regime’s forces in the countryside of Deir ez-Zor, eastern Syria.
A local source told North Press that gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire on Khattab al-Ahrash with a machine gun near his home on the outskirts of al-Heri, in the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor.
The source added that al-Ahrash died instantly, while the attackers fled the scene.
The source noted that al-Ahrash had served in the Fourth Division of the former regime and underwent a reconciliation process two months after its collapse.