Elderly killed by unknown in Syria’s east Deir ez-Zor

DEIR EZ-ZOR, Syria (North Press) – An elderly person was killed on Tuesday evening, in the town of Sheheil in the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor, by a unknown individuals.

Eyewitnesses said that five persons broke in the house of the 60-year-old Ahmad al-Sha’abi and shot him dead.

Before they escaped, the perpetrators shouted Allahu Akbar (God is Great), according to the eyewitnesses. 

Al-Sha’abi came from the city of al-Mayadin and lived in Sheheil town 8 years ago.

ISIS webpages have adopted the killing under the pretext of leaking information for the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).

Reporting by Muhammad Ali