Armed fighting | “4th Division” and “military police” trade fire in Iranian-held areas in Deir Ezzor city

Deir Ezzor province: SOHR activists in Deir Ezzor have reported that a group of the 4th Division militia and a group of the military police militia have exchanged fire in the residential neighbourhoods of Al-Qusour area in Deir Ezzor. No casualties have been reported so far.

The fighting erupted after the military police members arrested a member of the 4th Division during the past hours.

The security services of the regime forces have intervened to resolve the conflict, under tension prevailing in the area.

On September 16, SOHR activists documented the injury of a National Defence member by gunshots fired by members of a patrol of the “State Security” Intelligence in Deir Ezzor city, and was then arrested after suffering severe wounds, amid security tension in the city.

On the same context, National Defence members stabbed an officer of “State Security” Intelligence in the chest, where Security Forces and Military Police launched a raiding and arresting campaign in Al-Teb and Al-Dahiyah neighbourhoods in Deir Ezzor arresting some young men who had connection with the injured member of the National Defence.

It is worth noting that the regime’s Military Security Branch arrested the mother of the injured member in August. However, her fate remains unknown.

While on September 13, SOHR activists documented the injury of a member of the State Security, due to clashes between members of the regime-backed National Defence on one hand, and members of the State Security on the other hand in Al-Joura neighbourhood in Deir Ezzor city.