IS attack in central Syria kills 11, mostly civilians: monitor

IS attack in central Syria kills 11, mostly civilians: monitor
AFP
Sunday 12 February 2023 - 12:15

At least 11 people, mostly civilians, were killed in an attack in central Syria blamed on the Islamic State group, a war monitor said Sunday.

The IS group “attacked about 75 people on Saturday while they were collecting truffles in the Palmyra area, in the eastern countryside of Homs”, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

The attack killed “10 civilians, including a woman, and a member of the (Syrian) regime forces,” it said, adding that others remain missing.

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