Syrian soldier killed, two wounded in Deir Ezzor attack
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- Syria’s Defense Ministry says a soldier was killed and two others wounded in an attack by unidentified assailants in eastern Deir Ezzor.
- Security forces said they killed two Daesh members while they were planting an explosive device near Damascus.
Syria’s Defense Ministry said Friday that a soldier was killed and two others wounded after unidentified assailants attacked them in Jadid Bakara town, east of Deir Ezzor.
The ministry’s Media and Communications Department told the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) that the attack targeted the soldiers, without providing further details on the identities of the attackers or the circumstances of the incident.
Separately, Syrian security forces said they killed two Daesh members who were planting an explosive device in the Sayyida Zeinab area of the Damascus countryside.
The security forces said the operation took place during a night patrol along roads leading to military barracks and government facilities in the area.
Deadly bus bombing near Damascus
The developments came a day after two people were killed and 13 others injured when an explosive device detonated inside a passenger bus in Jaramana, near Damascus.
A security source told state television that the blast was caused by a “planted explosive device” inside a minibus on a main street in the city.
