Dispute between Iranian-backed faction and tribes causes injuries in Syria’s Deir ez-Zor
DEIR EZ-ZOR, Syria (North Press) – A number of people were injured as a result of a dispute between residents and members of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) at a wedding party in the countryside of the city of al-Bukamal on the Iraqi-Syrian border.
“A dispute erupted between the members of the Jaghayfa tribe and the PMF members when the latter’s members came to the wedding party without being invited,” a well-informed source from the village of al-Hari bordering Iraq in the countryside of al-Bukamal said.
“The dispute started when members of PMF refused to leave the party. It then turned an exchange of fire between the tribe members and the Iraqi Popular Mobilization members,” the source said.
“Three members of the tribe were wounded, in addition to at least two members of the Popular Mobilization Forces,” the source added.
The source pointed out that “the Iranian militias have surrounded the village of al-Hari, preventing people from entering or leaving it. They also imposed a curfew, amid a state of tension prevailing in the village,” according the source.