{"id":115081,"date":"2024-07-02T06:21:14","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T06:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=115081"},"modified":"2024-07-02T06:21:18","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T06:21:18","slug":"unidentified-gunmen-kill-2-government-soldiers-in-deir-ez-zor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/115081\/","title":{"rendered":"Unidentified gunmen kill 2 government soldiers in Deir ez-Zor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>DEIR EZ-ZOR, Syria (North Press) \u2013 <\/strong>Unidentified gunmen targeted on Monday posts of the Syrian government forces in Deir ez-Zor Governorate, eastern Syria, killing two soldiers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A military source of the government forces told North Press that unidentified gunmen targeted government posts in Salihiya Mountain in the town of al-Majawda, east of Deir ez-Zor, with rockets and automatic weapons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The source added that fierce clashes with the militants lasted for more than an hour, resulting in the killing of government soldiers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Syrian Desert occupies approximately half of Syria\u2019s territory, covering an area of 80,000 square kilometers. 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