Four injured in clashes between security forces, suspects in Deir ez-Zor
DEIR EZ-ZOR, Syria (North Press) – Three members of the Internal Security Forces of the Syrian transitional government and one civilian were injured on Wednesday during armed clashes with wanted suspects and drug traffickers in a village southeast of Deir ez-Zor, eastern Syria.
A security source from the Internal Security Forces in Deir ez-Zor told North Press that a patrol raided a group of drug dealers and a smuggling network operating in migrant smuggling from Hawl Camp in the village of al-Dwair in the southeastern countryside.
The source said heavy clashes erupted during the raid, with the suspects using RPG-7s and grenades against the patrol, resulting in injuries to three security members and a civilian, in addition to material damage to residents’ properties.
The operation led to the arrest of the group’s leader, identified as Kaed al-Abd, along with several others, and the seizure of weapons and narcotics in their possession.
On Tuesday, one Internal Security member was killed and another injured in similar armed clashes with drug traffickers in the town of al-Mayadin in the southeastern Deir ez-Zor countryside.