DEIR EZ-ZOR, Syria (North Press) – A member of the Internal Security Forces of North and East Syria (Asayish) was wounded on Friday in an armed attack by unknown individuals in a town east of Deir ez-Zor, east Syria.
Unknown attackers targeted a checkpoint of the Asayish on the western entrance to Abu Hardub town, 80 kilometers east of Deir ez-Zor, with two RPGs, a military source of the Asayish of the town told North Press.
Clashes erupted for about half an hour between the members of the checkpoint and the armed attackers with machineguns wounding an Asayish member with two bullets in the chest, the source added.
The wounded member, who was transferred to a hospital in the town of Abu Hamam, 90 km east of Deir ez-Zor, is suffering from a very critical condition, according to a doctor operating the hospital.
The Asayish intensified patrols inside neighborhoods of the town to pursue the attackers, according to the source.
One of the attackers was wounded during the clashes and the attackers fired a Seeker Missile when Asayish members were trying to pull the wounded before they managed to ran, the source noted.
The eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor has been recently witnessing increasing assassinations launched against the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), employees of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES), tribal figures and civilians.
During the past two days, the Islamic State Organization (ISIS) claimed responsibility for five attacks against SDF in the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor.
Reporting by Omar Abbdulrahman
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