{"id":137214,"date":"2026-04-27T09:57:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T09:57:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=137214"},"modified":"2026-04-27T09:57:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T09:57:43","slug":"isis-militants-target-home-exchange-office-in-deir-ez-zor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/137214\/","title":{"rendered":"ISIS militants target home, exchange office in Deir ez-Zor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>DEIR EZ-ZOR, Syria (North Press) \u2013<\/strong> Militants affiliated with the Islamic State (ISIS) on Sunday night attacked a house and a foreign currency exchange office in the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor, eastern Syria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Local sources told North Press that the attack marked the fifth this month against traders and investors who refused to pay \u201czakat\u201d to the group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sources said the militants used machine guns and hand grenades to target a house and a foreign currency exchange office belonging to the al-Shalouf family in the village of Hawaij, east of Deir ez-Zor, after the owner reportedly refused to comply with the group\u2019s demands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the sources, the attack caused material damage to the property. 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