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Syrian Human Rights Watch (SOHR) said the ambush occurred in the Kobajjep area in Deir el-Zour province. The bus was moving from Homs province to Deir el-Zour province, taking Syrian soldiers home for the holidays.
According to SOHR Director Rami Abdel Rahman, the bus was attacked near the village of Shula. Members of the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) organization detonated roadside bombs and then opened fire on soldiers from the Syrian Army’s 4th Division.
“This is one of the bloodiest attacks since ISIS collapsed last year,” Rahman said.
The province of Deir el-Zour was hit by bombs and bombs. Photo: Reuters
Initially, the Syrian state news agency SANA said that “the terrorist attack on the bus killed 25 people and injured 13 others.” According to updated data, at least 37 soldiers were killed, including 8 officers and 12 others were injured. SOHR said two more buses in the same convoy were lucky to escape.
Syrian state media rarely report on military casualties. Since March 2019, more than 1,300 Syrian and pro-Iranian militias and at least 600 IS fighters have been killed, according to the SOHR report.
ISIS controls much of Syria and Iraq and proclaimed the “kingdom of Islam” in 2014.
The organization was expelled from Syria last March, but the remaining members continued to launch attacks, especially in the vast desert that stretches from Homs province to Deir el-Zour province and the border province. gender with Iraq.
Despite losing control of much of Syria’s territory, the Islamic State is still active in the desert and rural areas of eastern and southern Syria.
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