Ban on motorbike movement issued in Syria’s east Deir ez-Zor
DEIR EZ-ZOR, Syria (North Press) – On Monday, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) issued a decision banning motorcycle travel in a town in the east Deir ez-Zor countryside.
The ban on motorbike movement in the town of Shuhail, 40 kilometers east of Deir ez-Zor, starts on Monday, April 26, until further notice, a local military source told North Press.
The decision was issued as a result of the increasing use of motorbikes by armed individuals to carry out assassinations in the town.
Most murders were carried out via motorbikes against civilians, employees, and military individuals in the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor, and have increased during the last months.
On Sunday, a civilian lost his life after being shot by unknown armed attackers who were riding a motorbike, in Shuhail.
The SDF informed people with the decision via loudspeakers in the town’s mosques and warned of violations that target safety of the residents, according to the source.
Two months ago, SDF security checkpoints confiscated motorbikes in Shuhail following successive assassinations by unknown armed individuals riding motorbikes.
Meanwhile, the Islamic State (ISIS) claimed responsibility for some of those operations, and SDF have recently arrested ISIS agents.