Masked men fired at two civilians in Syria’s Deir ez-Zor
DEIR EZ-ZOR, Syria (North Press) – On Sunday afternoon, unknown gunmen, who were riding a motorcycle, opened fire on two civilians in the countryside of Deir ez-Zor, eastern Syria.
A military source in the town of al-Shuhail, 40 km east of Deir ez-Zor, said that masked gunmen shot Abdullah al-Hassan and his cousin Muhammad al-Hassan near the al-Hasya complex in the town.
He added that the two civilians were wounded in the chest and are in a “critical” condition, according to what a doctor at al-Shuhail Hospital told them.
Local sources in the town said that the injured were civilians and did not belong to any military or political faction.
Recently, Deir ez-Zor countryside has witnessed an increase in assassination attempts against members of the Syrian Democratic Forces, employees of the Autonomous Administration institutions, clan dignitaries and the civilian population, some of which have been adopted by the Islamic State (ISIS).