Second attack on security checkpoints in rural Deir ez-Zor canton within hours

The Internal Security Forces in the North and East Syria region announced that one of their checkpoints in rural Deir ez-Zor canton had been subjected to an armed attack, the second such attack on their checkpoints in the region within a few hours. Second attack on security checkpoints in Deir ez-Zor countryside within hours

Second attack on security checkpoints in rural Deir ez-Zor canton within hours
6 August, 2025   17:00
NEWS DESK

The General Command of the Internal Security Forces in North and East Syria issued a statement today announcing that one of its checkpoints in the Deir ez-Zor countryside had been subjected to an armed attack. The statement read:

"At 1:30 PM today, a terrorist group targeted a checkpoint of our forces at the al-Atal roundabout between the towns of al-Busayrah and al-Shuhayl, firing from a motorcycle. Our forces responded to the source of the fire, causing the attackers to flee.

This is the second attack on our forces that day, in an attempt to destabilize the region.

We, at the General Command of the Internal Security Forces in North and East Syria, affirm our continued response to these attacks, pursuing their perpetrators, and bringing them to justice."

ANHA