Islamic State Claims Responsibility for Attack on Bus That Killed 23 Syrian Troops
11th August 2023
An attack on a military bus in Syria’s east killed 23 government troops and wounded more than 10, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) war monitor said on Friday.
Islamic State, which operates sleeper cells in lands it once ruled, claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement on its Telegram channel.
It took place near the town of al-Mayadeen in the vast desert province of Deir Ezzor, which is split into areas controlled by Syrian troops backed by Iran and Russia, and Kurdish-led fighters backed by the United States.
Wherever you go,
Whatever you do,
A Muslim waits there
To try to kill you.
And they don’t much care
That you’re Muslim too.