The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

Sneak attack by IS*IS | Regime soldier kil*led and others injured in Deir Ezzor countryside

Deir Ezzor province: Gunmen of ISIS launched a sneak attack with light and medium weapons targeting a patrol of the regime forces in Jabal Al-Boshra (Mountain) in western Deir Ezzor countryside, where one member was killed and others were injured, while the gunmen fled to an unknown destination.

According to SOHR statistics, the number of fatalities in military operations in the Syrian desert since early 2024 has increased to 123; and they are as follows:

• 17 ISIS members were killed by regime forces and their proxy militias.

• 96 members of regime forces and their proxy militias, including 13 Iranian-backed Syrian militiamen, were killed in 45 operations by ISIS members, including ambushes, armed attacks, and explosions, in west Euphrates region and the deserts of Deir Ezzor, Al-Raqqah, Homs.

• Ten civilians, including a child, were killed in attacks by ISIS in the Syrian desert.

Here is a regional distribution of ISIS attacks:

-Deir Ezzor desert: 15 operations left 31 fatalities:

• 27 combatants, including seven Iranian-backed militiamen.

• Two ISIS members.

• Two truffle pickers.

-Homs desert: 23 operations left 58 fatalities:

• 45 combatants, including three Iranian-backed militiamen.

• 12 ISIS members.

• One civilian.

-Al-Raqqah desert: Three operations left 14 fatalities:

• 11 combatants.

• Three ISIS members.

-Hama desert: Three operations left 17 fatality:

• Ten combatant.

• Seven civilians, including a child.

-Aleppo: One operation left three Iranian-backed militiamen dead.