Two government soldiers killed in eastern Deir ez-Zor
DEIR EZ-ZOR, Syria (North Press) – Two soldiers of the Syrian government forces were killed on Sunday after an IED exploded with their vehicle in a town in the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor, eastern Syria.
A military source from the government 17th division told North Press, “An IED was planted in an unpaved road near an outpost of the government forces in al-Mayadin desert, 40km east of Deir ez-Zor city. It exploded when a military vehicle carrying logistics for the 17th division passed over it.”
The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that the explosion killed two soldiers from the 17th division, destroyed logistics and damaged the vehicle.
The government forces deployed troops at the blast site in a bid to search and find the perpetrators.
On January 8, a government officer was found dead days after he went missing the western desert of Deir ez-Zor.
These kind of attacks are usually carried out by sleeper cells of the Islamic State (ISIS), which continue to attack government forces in the Syrian Badia (desert) by planting IEDs and setting ambushes.