National Defense member killed by government forces in Syria’s Deir ez-Zor
DEIR EZ-ZOR, Syria (North Press) – A member of the National Defence Forces (NDF), a pro-government faction, was killed on Saturday by government forces, as a result of a quarrel between the two parties at the backdrop of the killing of a leader in the National Defense by government forces two days ago in a town west of Deir ez-Zor, east Syria.
“A group of the NDF kidnapped the police chief of the al-Kharita police station, west of Deir ez-Zor, at the backdrop of the killing of a leader in the National Defense two days ago,” a military source from the government forces in the town of al-Kharita, 25 km west of Deir ez-Zor, told North Press.
“The members of the National Defense re-targeted a convoy of a leader in the security forces of the government forces. A 30-minute clash took place between the two sides, resulting in the injury of a member of each side,” the source added.
Following the incident, the town witnessed great tension. However, the dispute ended after the intervention of Muhanna al-Fayyad, the sheikh of al-Busaraya tribe, and Firas al-Iraqi, a leader in the National Defense, after pledging the release of the captured officer.
Large areas of the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor are run by the pro-Iranian factions and the government forces.
Two days ago, a leader in the National Defense was deadly shot by government forces, as a result of an argument that turned into a clash in the town of al-Dablan in the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor.