Islamic State terror cell attacked the SDF headquarters in eastern Deir Ezzor

Islamic State terror cell attacked the SDF headquarters in eastern Deir Ezzor

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights have reported that gunmen attacked the SDF headquarters in Al-Busayrah city, east of Deir Ezzor, in the early hours of Thursday morning, killing an SDF member and wounding another.

Meanwhile, SDF stormed three houses in Al-Busayrah after blowing up the doors with blasting cabs, arresting six people, a man a three of his sons, one of whom is underage, and two other men. The security campaign coincided the flight of a Coalition helicopter over the area. While the reasons behind the arrest have been unknown.

On Wednesday, SOHR sources said that four ISIS members traveling on motorcycles, gathered and set up a checkpoint near the cultural center in Al-Busayrah city, east of Deir Ezzor, then they headed to an unknown destination.

A day earlier, SOHR sources reported that a member of SDF intelligence services was injured due to gunfire by unidentified gunmen in front of his home in the town of Al-Shuhayl in east Deir Ezzor countryside.

Source: SOHR