The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

New attack | Four members of the National Defence kil*led by IS*IS cells in Homs

Four members of the National Defence killed in an attack by ISIS cells on a military position in Huwaisin area eastern of Jab Al-Jirah in eastern Homs countryside, 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 208; and they are as follows:

22 ISIS members were killed by regime forces and their proxy militias.
152 members of regime forces and their proxy militias, including 14 Iranian-backed Syrian militiamen, were killed in 77 operations by ISIS members, including ambushes, armed attacks, and explosions, in west Euphrates region and the deserts of Deir Ezzor, Al-Raqqah, Homs.
34 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: 25 operations left 72 fatalities:

50 combatants, including seven Iranian-backed militiamen.
Five ISIS members.
17 civilians, including 16 truffle pickers.
-Homs desert: 36 operations left 83 fatalities:

59 combatants, including three Iranian-backed militiamen.
14 ISIS members.
Ten civilians, including two truffle pickers.
-Al-Raqqah desert: Nine operations left 21 fatalities:

18 combatants.
Three ISIS members.

-Hama desert: Six operations left 31 fatalities:

24 combatants, including a member of Iranian-backed militias.
Seven civilians, including a child.
-Aleppo: One operation left three Iranian-backed militiamen dead.