Security Forces foil armed attack on checkpoint in Deir ez-Zor countryside

The Internal Security Forces in North and East Syria announced that they had thwarted an armed attack on one of their security checkpoints in the town of Al-Sabha, in the Deir ez-Zor countryside, no casualties were reported.

Security Forces foil armed attack on checkpoint in Deir ez-Zor countryside
18 August, 2025   21:49
NEWS DESK

In a statement issued today, the General Command of the Internal Security Forces confirmed that at 5:30 p.m., two armed assailants on a motorcycle targeted the checkpoint with gunfire.

The statement clarified that checkpoint personnel immediately returned fire, forcing the attackers to flee, with no injuries reported among the forces.

It further noted that the checkpoint was reinforced with security patrols to pursue the perpetrators and uncover the circumstances of the attack, reaffirming the Internal Security Forces’ commitment to confronting attempts to destabilize the region.

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