Syrian state media say attack on army bus kills 13 troops

Syrian state media say attack on army bus kills 13 troops
June 20, 2022, 5:24 pm

Al-Naim square in Syria's Raqqa/Facebook page

Syrian state media reported that an attack on a military bus in northern Syria on Monday (June 20) killed 13 soldiers and wounded two.

According to state TV, the attack occurred in the province of Raqqa, which was once controlled by the extremist Daesh group, the Arabnews reported, citing the AFP.

The report did not say whether the bus was ambushed and attacked with machine gun fire, or whether it was hit by a missile or a roadside bomb.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility but the attack had all the hallmarks of Daesh militants who have carried out similar attacks over the past months, leaving dozens dead or wounded.

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The militants proclaimed a so-called “caliphate” in a third of both Iraq and Syria in 2014 and the city of Raqqa was their de-facto capital. They were defeated in 2019 but Daesh sleeper cells still carry out deadly attacks.

It should be noted that Syrian authorities regularly blame such attacks on the Daesh group. The militants’ sleeper cells have been active in eastern, northern and central Syria.

Source: arabnews

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