Eurasia Press & News
SOHR sources have monitored a spike in the death toll, following yesterday’s attack by the Islamic State on the area of Abu Fayyad dam east of Salamiyah in eastern Hama countryside.
The death toll of regime soldiers and loyal militiamen rose to 21, who were killed in the ISIS’ surprise attack on the area. The death toll is expected to rise as some injured are in serious condition.
This comes as part of ISIS’ escalating attacks across the Syrian desert, which inflict great human and material losses on regime forces and allied militias.
Since 24th of March 2019, SOHR has documented the killing of 951 regime soldiers and loyalists of Syrian and non-Syrian nationalities, including at least two Russians, and 140 Iranian-backed militiamen of non-Syrian nationalities. All were killed in attacks, bombings and ambushes by the “Islamic State”, west of Euphrates in the deserts of Deir Ezzor, Homs, and Al-Suwaidaa.
Also, four civilians working in gas fields, 11 shepherds and four other people were killed and documented by SOHR in the same period, from late March 2019 until today. They were killed in attacks by ISIS cells. While 505 ISIS members were also killed in attacks and bombardment in the same period.
