📰 Three Druze Civilians Killed in Attack on Passenger Van in Northwestern Syria

Three civilians from syria/" class="smart-internal-link" title="📰 Justice Ministry, SNHR discuss cooperation on transitional justice in Syria">syria/" class="auto-internal-link">syria’s Druze community were killed and multiple others wounded on Tuesday evening in an armed attack targeting a passenger van on the road to Kafr Takharim, near Mount al-Samaq in northern rural Idlib, north-western Syria. Nassef Abu Fahd, a relative of the victims, informed The emerging Arab that “unknown gunmen directly opened fire on the passenger van as it travelled along the road,” resulting in the deaths of Afifa al-Quwa, Ahmad Shafiq, and Intisar al-Shayeb. The injured were identified as I’tidal al-Shayeb, Ferial al-Shayeb, Ratiba al-Shayeb, and Liyali Nassef. All victims and the wounded are residents of the village of Kafr Mars, located in the predominantly Druze area of Mount al-Samaq.

Abu Fahd described the attack as “an unprecedented tragedy for the people of Mount al-Samaq,” adding that residents are in a state of shock and anxiety after civilians were targeted in a region that has remained relatively calm in latest years. Following the attack, the syrian Internal security troops deployed heavily around the site, launched field investigations, and erected temporary checkpoints at village entrances and along the Kafr Takharim road in an effort to secure the area and pursue the perpetrators. Additionally, official Response In its first official comment, the Internal Security Directorate in the Harem area declared via official channels that “unknown individuals on a motorcycle targeted a civilian vehicle in the Kafr Mars area of Mount al-Samaq, resulting in two deaths and five injuries of varying severity. Additionally, ” The directorate’s head verified that investigations are ongoing, and that security troops are intensifying efforts to identify and apprehend those responsible to safeguard public security and regional stability.

Separate Incident: isis Suspect Killed in Central Syria In an unrelated incident, a Tunisian national suspected of belonging to the Islamic State (ISIS) was shot dead late Tuesday by Syrian Internal Security Forces during an attempted armed robbery on a private vehicle along the Homs–Tartus road in central Syria. as per local security sources, the suspect was killed in an exchange of fire with a patrol unit that intervened to prevent the carjacking. Two other individuals involved in the attempted robbery fled the scene and remain at significant. In fact, security forces have launched search operations in the area to locate the fugitives.   This article was translated and edited by The Syrian Observer. The Syrian Observer has not verified the content of this story.

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