Rif Diamshq | “Special forces” lieutenant colonel killed in armed attack on Qudsaya military checkpoint

Syrian Observatory activists have documented the death of a lieutenant colonel of regime “special forces” of wounds he sustained in an armed attack on special forces military checkpoint at the entrance to Qudsaya city in Rif dimashq.

SOHR activists have just reported the unidentified gunmen have waged an attack on a military checkpoint of regime forces at the entrance to Qudsaya city in Rif Dimashq, between Qudsaya district and Qudsaya city, amid reports that an officer had been injured.

Responding to this attack, regime forces have opened fire on the vehicle.

According to Syrian Observatory sources, regime soldiers at checkpoints have blocked the entrances and exits to the area following the attack, amid a security alert now underway.

On June 12, OHR activists documented the death of a member of the engineering units of the regime forces while dismantling an IED planted by unidentified persons on the road between Bayt Jinn area and its farm in western Rif Dimashq.