ISIS claims attack against SDF in Syria’s Deir ez-Zor
DEIR EZ-ZOR, Syria (North Press) – The Islamic State (ISIS) claimed on Wednesday targeting a vehicle of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in a town in the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor, eastern Syria.
The ISIS-run Amaq News Agency published a statement saying that the organization’s militants had targeted four-wheel vehicle of the SDF in the town of al-Zerr, 35 km east of Deir ez-Zor, with machineguns and rockets.
Amaq News Agency added that the militants managed to kill three SDF fighters and injure four others.
Although the SDF launches intensive security operations, the countryside of Deir ez-Zor has recently witnessed an increase in killing incidents carried out against SDF members, employees of the Autonomous Administration, tribal figures and civil residents.
The SDF keeps pursuing ISIS sleeper cells in Deir ez-Zor eastern countryside with the aim to maintain security and stability of the region.