The attackers, suspected to be operatives of the Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not
reallyMoslems....
(ISIS), killed two members of the National Defense Forces (NDF) and maimed two others of Liwa al-Quds militia.
A source from the NDF told North Press on the condition of anonymity, "ISIS bully boyz targeted with machine guns NDF members and nearby civilians, who were collecting truffles in the Ayyash desert in western Deir ez-Zor, sparking festivities that continued for more than two hours."
"Iranian-backed Liwa al-Quds conducted patrols and put its forces on high alert to assist the NDF. This forced the ISIS bully boyz to withdraw deep into the desert, which put an end to the festivities that resulted in the killing of two NDF members, and the injury of a civilian and two members of Liwa al-Quds," he added.
Following the attack, the source said, the NDF and Liwa al-Quds announced conducting a combing operation in the Ayyash desert and nearby villages.
The Iranian-backed militias and government forces control vast areas of the Syrian Badia (Desert) and Deir ez-Zor, which have recently witnessed many battles against ISIS.
On Saturday, two members of the government Military Security Branch were killed in an armed attack by unknown button men in the town of Abu Kamal, eastern Deir ez-Zor.