6 Army, Law Enforcement Members, Including a Colonel, Martyred by Gunmen in Hama, Deir Ezzor

Six members of law enforcement forces were martyred in confrontations with armed groups in the provinces of Hama and Deir Ezzor.

Two law enforcement members were martyred by the fire of members of armed groups in Hama who set police stations on fire, vandalized public and private properties, set up roadblocks and barricades and burned tires at the entrance of the city and in its streets.

SANA was informed by the residents that armed groups of scores of gunmen were stationed on the rooftops of the main buildings in the streets of the city, carrying machine guns and RPGs and shooting intensively to terrorize citizens.

A member of law enforcement forces was martyred during confronting an attack targeting a security headquarters by the armed groups who used machineguns.

SANA correspondent said, reporting the residents of Hama city, that the armed groups were wandering the streets on motorcycles, using machine guns to impose a curfew on the citizens and setting fire to a number of public properties.

The residents told the correspondent that the groups earlier launched an attack on the Immigration and Passports Department based in al-Hader neighborhood and set a number of its cars on fire, as they also attacked the police center near intra-city bus station and burned its cars after smashing them.

A colonel, 2 army members martyred by gunmen fire in Deir Ezzor

A colonel and two army members were martyred at the hands of gunmen in Deir Ezzor province in confrontations with members of armed groups who were shooting randomly in the city’s streets and setting up roadblocks.

The armed groups also attacked law-enforcement forces and emergency police station and robbed some weapons and ammunition.

The law enforcement forces confronted these armed groups and dealt with them in a suitable way leading to the death of one of those armed groups leadership member.

The army units are pursuing these groups to restore safety and security to the city.