Person found dead with gunshot in Syria’s Deir ez-Zor

DEIR EZ-ZOR, Syria (North press) – On Monday, a person was found dead with gunshot near the primitive oil refineries by residents of a town, east of Deir ez-Zor, east Syria.

The young man, Ahmed al-Rizk, was found dead with gunshot to the head near the primitive oil refineries on the outskirts of the  desert of the town of al-Jardi, 80 km east of Deir ez-Zor, Juma’a al-Hassan, a resident of the town of al-Jardi, told North Press.

“Al-Rizk was a former member of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), but then he worked in the oil refineries,” the source said.

Recently, the areas controlled by the Iranian-backed militias and the government forces in Deir ez-Zor have been witnessing significant increase in ISIS cells activity.

Reporting by Hatim Bashar