Injured in demonstrations against Syrian governmental forces in Deir ez-Zor

Deir ez-Zor – North-Press Agency
Jindar Abdulqader 

Hundreds of local people of the northern countryside of Deir ez-Zor, northeastern Syria protested today near the town of al-Salhiya, demanding the expulsion of the Syrian governmental forces and the Iranian militias.
The residents of the villages of Tabiyeh, Khasham, Hatla, Mirat, Mazloum and al-Husayniyah who organized the demonstration, demanded via video footages posted on social media networks the intervention of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Global Coalition to expel the Syrian government forces and the affiliated Iranian militias from those areas.
The demonstrators raised banners written “Death to Iran”, “We are the people of the displaced areas demanding the removal of militias from our villages”, while demonstrators in the areas of Jdeid Baggara, Jdeid Ageidat and the western countryside of Deir ez-Zor, which area under the control of SDF took part in the demonstration.
North-Press reporter stated that the demonstrators were able to take control of one of the Syrian government forces’ point in al-Saqr gas station after reaching al-Salhiya crossing point, which separates SDF’s control areas from the Syrian government controlled areas in the east of the Euphrates. 
While the Syrian government forces and the affiliated militias fired at the demonstrators, injuring more than 15 people of varying degrees, the case 3 of them is critical, according to local sources. 
While local social media claimed today the death of a member of the Internal Security Forces (Asayish), indicating he was shot by the Syrian government forces near al-Salhiya crossing point, while it wasn’t possible to obtain a comment from official ot Deir ez-Zor Military Council.  
The Syrian government forces in Deir ez-Zor brought military reinforcements to the area to disperse the demonstrators. For its part, Deir ez-Zor Military Council and Counter-Terrorism Forces intensified their reinforcements in the area as well.