2 Asayish killed in Deir al-Zor: SOHR
Two members of the Internal Security Forces (also known as Asayish in Kurdish) were killed by suspected ISIS fighters in the Al-Shahabat village.
ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) -- Two members of the Internal Security Forces (also known as Asayish in Kurdish) were killed by suspected ISIS fighters in the Al-Shahabat village in the Deir al-Zor countryside, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) war monitor reported on Saturday.
Furthermore, suspected ISIS militants threw a grenade at a man working for the Deir al-Zor civil council in the town of Abu Hamam, causing material damage.
Three SDF fighters were also killed in an attack by ISIS cells at their checkpoint near al-Sarj village north of Deir al-Zor, SOHR reported on Thursday.
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