Deir Ezzor | Disputes over smuggling spark ar*med cla*shes on river crossings

Deir Ezzor province: Three smugglers were injured in armed clashes between them in Hawayej Bomasa’a town in western Deir Ezzor countryside, due to disputes over smuggling operations on river crossings separating between regime-held areas and SDF-held areas.

This comes in light of the continuing conflicts between the security services and the regime’s military forces over smuggling operations, especially in Deir Ezzor.

On February 21, “Fourth Division” security forces executed two members of the air-force intelligence service on the banks of Euphrates river in Ayash town in the western countryside of Deir Ezzor. The execution followed disputes between both sides over smuggling matters. It is noted that the two victims were brothers from “Al-Bosaraya” tribe.