ISIS Kills 9 Members of Liwaa al-Quds in Less than 72 hours in Syrian Desert

ISIS terrorists (Syrian Observatory for Human Rights)
ISIS terrorists (Syrian Observatory for Human Rights)
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ISIS Kills 9 Members of Liwaa al-Quds in Less than 72 hours in Syrian Desert

ISIS terrorists (Syrian Observatory for Human Rights)
ISIS terrorists (Syrian Observatory for Human Rights)

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported that two soldiers of Liwaa al-Quds were killed, and three others injured in clashes with ISIS terrorists in Palmyra’s countryside, bringing the death toll to nine in less than 72 hours.

The injured were transferred to Homs Military Hospital for treatment.

The Observatory documented, on April 4, the death of five Syrian brigade members in a surprise attack launched by ISIS terrorists in the al-Shaara in Jabal al-Amor, in the Palmyra desert in the eastern countryside Homs.

The following day, another two Syrian members of the Liwaa al-Quds were killed during violent clashes with ISIS in the eastern countryside of Homs.

The death toll in the military operations in the Syrian desert, according to the Observatory, reached 119 since the beginning of 2023, including 11 ISIS terrorists and 108 regime forces and loyal militias.

The deaths included 24 pro-Iranian militias of Syrian and non-Syrian nationalities, who were killed in 59 ISIS terrorist attacks in the west of the Euphrates, Deir Ezzor desert, Raqqa, Homs, As-Suwayda, Hama, and Aleppo.

According to the Observatory, the operations were distributed as follows: 22 in the Homs desert, resulting in the deaths of 40 soldiers, including 13 from Iran-affiliated militias and ISIS terrorists, and 81 civilians, including a woman.

There were also seven operations in the Raqqa desert, killing 12 soldiers, three ISIS fighters, and one civilian, and 21 operations in the Deir Ezzor desert, killing 44 soldiers, including 11 from pro-Iranian militias, five ISIS terrorists, and one civilian.

Furthermore, eight operations were conducted in the Hama desert, killing 26 civilians and 12 soldiers, and two ISIS members, while three civilians were died in an operation in the Aleppo desert.



Israeli Strike Kills One in Lebanon's South

Smoke billowing above the Lebanese village of Bint Jbeil during Israeli bombardment. (AFP file)
Smoke billowing above the Lebanese village of Bint Jbeil during Israeli bombardment. (AFP file)
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Israeli Strike Kills One in Lebanon's South

Smoke billowing above the Lebanese village of Bint Jbeil during Israeli bombardment. (AFP file)
Smoke billowing above the Lebanese village of Bint Jbeil during Israeli bombardment. (AFP file)

One person was killed on Wednesday in an Israeli strike on a village in southern Lebanon, the health ministry reported, the latest deadly attack despite a November ceasefire.

"The raid carried out by an enemy Israeli drone on the town of Beit Lif, in the Bint Jbeil district, resulted in one martyr and three people injured," read a statement from the ministry.

The official National News Agency said the strike targeted a house's courtyard in the town, adding that a missile hit the homeowner's car.

Israel has regularly bombed its northern neighbor since the November ceasefire that sought to end more than a year of hostilities with armed group Hezbollah including two months of full-blown war.

The agreement required Hezbollah fighters to withdraw north of the Litani River, about 30 kilometers (20 miles) from the Israeli border, and dismantle all military infrastructure to its south.

It also required Israel to withdraw all of its troops from Lebanon, but it has kept them in five positions it deems "strategic".