The Internal Security Forces in Deir ez-Zor announced that the leader of the al-Shietat tribe, Nasir El Tirami, and an opinion leader of the Igedat tribe were attacked by an unidentified armed group.

According to the statement, both tribal elders were injured and hospitalized, while assailants fled the scene.

A number of tribal leaders, opinion leaders and sheikhs have been targeted by armed attacks seeking to disturp the security of the region and intimidate the local population.