The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has monitored an attack with machine guns by unknown assailants believed to be members of the Islamic State, on a SDF checkpoint near the bridge of Al-Busayrah city in eastern countryside of Deir al-Zour. No casualties have been reported yet.

SOHR sources have reported that two gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire on an official working for a fuel company of “Sadkoob” belonging to Deir ez-Zor’s civil council, in the town of Al-Shuhayl in eastern countryside of Deir al-Zour, killing him and injuring a person who was accompanying him.

On the other hand, SOHR activists have reported that a number of fuel tanks were burned down in the area of Al-Azba, north of Deir ez-Zor. No information on the causes was available. Meanwhile, the SDF have deployed checkpoints around the area.