Accused of “dealing with ISIS” | IRGC excuses two young men in Syrian desert

SOHR sources have reported that the Iranian-Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) militiamen executed two young men from east Hama countryside at a checkpoint in Al-Tayyas village in the Syrian desert, while they were working in the village. The two young men were executed for “dealing with ISIS and providing them with information about the IRGC militias’ positions in the area in order to be attacked later by ISIS.”

 

In April 24, SOHR sources reported that two young herders were shot dead and their sheep were stolen in Dabsi Afnan area, west of Al-Raqqah, which is controlled by the Syrian regime and Iranian-backed militias.

 

According to sources, the execution was carried out by regime proxies in order to take over the sheep. The two young men aged 20 and 25 and they were from east Hama countryside. They were herding sheep for residents in Dibsi Afnan village on monthly wages.

 

It is worth noting that the Iraqi Hezbollah militia controls Dabsi Afnan and surrounding villages.