Landmine kills pro-government militant in Syria’s Deir ez-Zor
DEIR EZ-ZOR, Syria (North Press) – A member of the National Defense Forces (NDF), a militia affiliated with the Syrian government forces, was killed on Friday in a landmine explosion in Deir ez-Zor, east Syria. The mine was likely planted by the Islamic State (ISIS).
A military source within the NDF said Abdulsamad Nawara, 30, was killed in an ISIS landmine explosion while searching for truffles in the southwestern desert of Deir ez-Zor.
Nawara was accompanying a group of civilian truffle hunters, the source added.
The landmines planted in the desert claim the lives of dozens of civilians and military personnel each year, especially those working as truffle hunters.
On Friday, five individuals lost their lives, including one member of the NDF, in three separate incidents in the western countryside of Deir ez-Zor.
On March 23, three people were killed by a landmine likely left by ISIS while hunting for truffles in the western countryside of Deir ez-Zor.