ISIS resurgence | Nearly ten regime soldiers killed and wounded in attack in al-Sukhnah desert

SOHR activists have documented the death of two regime soldiers in clashes with ISISI members in al-Sukhnah desert in the eastern countryside of Homs, near the administrative border with Deir Ezzor. The death toll is expected to rise further as the attack left seven other injured, some seriously.

 

This attack coincides with the escalating activities by ISIS throughout the Syrian desert.

 

Yesterday, SOHR sources reported that uncertainty surrounded the circumstances of the death of a regime soldier whose body was found near al-Mazare’ area in al-Mayadeen desert in eastern Deir Ezzor, which hosts the largest gathering of Iranian-backed militias in west Euphrates region.

 

Since 24th of March 2019, SOHR has documented the killing of at least 1,549 regime soldiers and loyalists of Syrian and non-Syrian nationalities, including at least two Russians, and 153 Iranian-backed militiamen of non-Syrian nationalities. All were killed in attacks, bombings and ambushes by the “Islamic State”, west of Euphrates in the deserts of Deir Ezzor, al-Raqqah, Homs, al-Suwaidaa, Hama and Aleppo.

 

Also, four civilians working in gas fields, tens of shepherds and other civilians were killed and documented by SOHR in the same period, from late March 2019 until today. They were killed in attacks by ISIS cells. While 1,050 ISIS members were also killed in attacks and bombardment in the same period.