Two separate attacks kill former regime member in Deir ez-Zor
DEIR EZ-ZOR, Syria (North Press) – A former Syrian government member was killed on Tuesday night while a former military security officer survived an armed assault on his home in two separate incidents in the countryside of Deir ez-Zor and the city of Palmyra, eastern Syria.
A local source from al-Quriyah city in the east of Deir ez-Zor told North Press that unidentified gunmen riding a motorcycle targeted Manawer al-Dakhil, described as a former member of government forces, with pistol fire near his house on the edge of al-Hafayer neighborhood, toward the desert outskirts of the city.
Al-Dakhil was killed instantly, the source said, adding that the attackers fled toward the open desert.
In a separate incident in Palmyra in central Syria, unidentified gunmen attacked the house of Nabil Farzat, a former officer in Military Security, in the Sabkhat al-Milh neighborhood, according to the same source.
The source said an exchange of fire took place before Farzat fled the house. The assailants then set fire to his vehicle, property, and heavy equipment he owned before escaping.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks, and the motives remain unclear.
Such incidents have continued to occur in several areas of Syria, particularly in regions adjacent to desert routes, where armed cells are active and security control remains fragile.