ISIS claims responsibility for attacks on SDF headquarters in Syria’s Deir ez-Zor
DEIR EZ-ZOR, Syria (North Press) – The Islamic State Organization (ISIS) claimed yesterday, through its media outlets, the latest attack that targeted the military headquarters of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in a town east of Deir ez-Zor, eastern Syria.
ISIS posted on social media that its members targeted several SDF military headquarters in the town of al-Busayrah, 35 km east of Deir ez-Zor, with machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades.
It added that SDF fighters were wounded during the attack, while their members withdrew to their positions without any injuries.
Two days ago, the town of al-Busayrah witnessed violent clashes between ISIS and SDF members that lasted for more than 5 hours, the most prominent of which was the attack against the headquarters of the first regiment of the Deir ez-Zor Military Council on the outskirts of the town.
According to sources in the town, the SDF imposed a security cordon on the vicinity of the town for 24 hours, as they patrolled the neighborhoods to pursue the attackers.
Yesterday, the SDF arrested three wanted men on charges of carrying out attacks against their headquarters east of Deir ez-Zor, according to what was published by the official website of the SDF’s Hajin Military Council.
Recently, the SDF, with the support of the Global Coalition, has intensified its security operations in the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor, to pursue the ISIS sleeper cells.