ISIS claims killing attempt of official in Syria’s Raqqa
RAQQA, Syria (North Press) – On Sunday morning, the Islamic State (ISIS) claimed an assassination attempt of the head of the Farmers Union in Raqqa, north Syria.
Through its official media pages, ISIS said, its members targeted two cars of an “official and a member of the Civil Council” with machine guns, which led to their injury and damage to the vehicles they were traveling in.
The gunmen shot Ali Muhammad al-Salem, head of the Farmers Union in Raqqa, near Abu Fasla Bridge on the southern side of the town of al-Samra, 10 km east Raqqa, which led to his injury with several bullets, an eyewitness from the town, told North Press.
Al-Salem was transferred to the Modern Medicine Hospital in Raqqa for treatment.
The Farmers Union is one of the civil society organizations, which works to communicate between the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) and social groups and economic activities.
The eastern countryside of Raqqa has recently witnessed the activity of ISIS sleeper cells by threatening workers in the Autonomous Administration Boards and institutions.
On May 23, ISIS claimed the targeting of the lawyer Khaled al-Mizan in the town of al-Karamah in the eastern countryside of Raqqa.