ISIS kills 38 of Damascus forces in Palmyra

The number of deaths and injuries in the two recent attacks by ISIS mercenaries on members of the Damascus government forces in the Syrian desert has risen to 38 people.

ISIS kills 38 of Damascus forces in Palmyra
10 January, 2024   09:27
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 SOHR said that the two attacks launched by ISIS mercenaries on members of the Damascus government forces led to the killing of 19 of them and the injury of 19 others.

The attack that took place in the Athreya desert in the western countryside of Raqqa led to killing 5, including a lieutenant officer and at least one member of the National Defense Forces, amidst clashes between the two parties, before ISIS mercenaries withdrew towards the depth of the desert. .

While the death toll from an ISIS mercenary attack on an overnight bus carrying members of the Damascus government forces in the area of the third station in the Palmyra desert in the eastern countryside of Homs, reached 14 people, and more than 19 others injured with varying injuries, as the wounded were transferred to Palmyra Hospital to receive treatment.

The Ministry of Defense in the Damascus government stated that 8 of its forces were killed, in addition to the killing of a citizen, while 13 others, including two citizens injured in the attack that targeted a military overnight bus in the Palmyra desert in the eastern countryside of Homs, yesterday afternoon.

Since the beginning of this year, the Syrian desert has witnessed a remarkable escalation by ISIS mercenaries in Damascus-held areas.

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