{"id":125803,"date":"2025-05-18T08:00:46","date_gmt":"2025-05-18T08:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=125803"},"modified":"2025-05-18T08:00:48","modified_gmt":"2025-05-18T08:00:48","slug":"isis-cells-attack-oil-investors-home-in-deir-ez-zor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/125803\/","title":{"rendered":"ISIS cells attack oil investor\u2019s home in Deir ez-Zor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>DEIR EZ-ZOR, Syria (North Press) \u2013 <\/strong>Cells affiliated with the Islamic State (ISIS) launched on Saturday an attack on the home of an oil well investor in the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor, eastern Syria\u2014marking the second such incident within a week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A local source told North Press that ISIS militants targeted the residence of Rekan al-Muhammad, an oil investor in the town of al-Hawaij, using rockets and machine guns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the source, both attacks resulted in material damage only, with no casualties reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The source added that the attacks were motivated by al-Muhammad&#8217;s refusal to pay &#8220;zakat&#8221;\u2014an Islamic tithe\u2014demanded by the organization. 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