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20 Syrian Soldiers Killed And Wounded In An ISIS Ambush In The Countryside Of Deir Ez-Zor

A Syrian security source announced today, Friday, the death of 20 soldiers and the wounding of 10 others, when a bus carrying them was ambushed in the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor, eastern Syria.

Syrian media quoted the source as saying that “ISIS gunmen carried out an ambush targeting a military overnight bus on the road to the second station (T2) in Mayadeen desert in the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor, killing 20 soldiers and wounding 10 others.

Last month, ISIS claimed responsibility for the two bombings that struck al-Sayyidah Zeinab area in southern Damascus, killing and wounding dozens.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency