Unknown gunmen attack SDF leader, Asayish checkpoint in Deir ez-Zor
DEIR EZ-ZOR, Syria (North Press) – Unidentified gunmen launched on Sunday night two separate attacks targeting a leader of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and a checkpoint of the Internal Security Forces of North and East Syria (Asayish) in the Deir ez-Zor countryside, eastern Syria.
A military source close to the SDF in Deir ez-Zor told North Press that the attackers fired an RPG and machine guns at the residence of an SDF leader while he was inside the home shortly after midnight.
Clashes erupted forcing the gunmen to retreat. The attack resulted in material damage only, the source said.
In a separate incident in the town of al-Buneital, gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire with machine guns at an Asayish checkpoint. No casualties were reported.