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ISIS Operations Targeting SDF Positions in Deir Ezzor, Syria

The perpetrators, riding a motorcycle, directed machine-gun fire at a vehicle, leading to the deaths of an SDF member and a civilian passenger.

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SYRIA — Unidentified gunmen affiliated with ISIS cells executed an attack on July 31 in Al-Shaafa city, located in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, Syria. The perpetrators, riding a motorcycle, directed machine-gun fire at a vehicle, leading to the deaths of an SDF member and a civilian passenger.

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The driver suffered injuries and was transported to a medical facility for treatment. Following the incident, security personnel elevated alert levels and commenced operations to locate the attackers.

Map: Deir Ezzor, Syria. Credit: TUBS, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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