Armed attack targets Interim Govt.'s checkpoint in Deir ez-Zor countryside

At least one person was injured in the attack, which targeted a checkpoint of the General Security affiliated with the Interim Government near the entrance to the town of al-Duwayr in the Deir ez-Zor countryside.

Armed attack targets Interim Govt.'s checkpoint in Deir ez-Zor countryside
1 March, 2026   15:05
NEWS DESK

On Sunday, gunmen on a motorcycle targeted a checkpoint of the General Security related to the Interim Government near the entrance to the town of al-Duwayr in the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor, opening fire with a machine gun.

The attack led to a brief exchange of fire between the checkpoint personnel and the assailants, before the gunmen fled to an unknown location.