ISIS mine claims life of two civilians east of Syria’s Palmyra
DEIR EZ-ZOR, Syria (North Press) – On Monday, two civilians lost their lives in a landmine explosion left over by Islamic State (ISIS) in a town east of Palmyra, central Syria.
A local source from the town of Sukhnah east of Palmyra said each of Ali al-Hussein, 30, and his nephew Muhannad al-Hussein, 26, lost their lives in a landmine explosion that was left by ISIS on the outskirts of the town.
The source added that the two young men were on their way to the town’s desert to search for their brothers who had gone missing two days ago chasing truffles and had not returned yet.
Since early this year, dozens of civilian victims have been recorded in the Syrian Desert during the truffles season due to explosions of ISIS mines.
On March 19, attackers, suspected to be operatives of ISIS, killed two members of the pro-government the National Defense Forces (NDF) and wounded two militants of the Iranian-backed Liwa al-Quds militia.
This took place after a group of individuals, who worked for a leader of the NDF in truffles chasing were attacked in Ayyash desert in the western countryside of Deir ez-Zor.
The Iranian-backed militias and government forces control vast areas of the Syrian Badia (Desert) and Deir ez-Zor, which have recently witnessed many battles against ISIS.