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Location | Desert near Al-Sukhnah, Homs Governorate, Syria |
Date | 17 February 2023 |
Target | Farmers |
Attack type | Massacre |
Deaths | 68 [1] |
Perpetrators | Islamic State |
On 17 February 2023, a group of Islamic State insurgents attacked a large group of truffle farmers and their Syrian Army escort in the desert, southwest of the town of Al-Sukhnah in Homs Governorate, Syria. At least 61 civilians and seven Syrian soldiers were killed in the attack. [1] It was one of the deadliest attacks since the 2018 As-Suwayda attacks. [2] [3] [4] [5]
In recent years, many attacks against civilians while truffle hunting in central, north-eastern, and eastern areas of Syria had been noted. The Islamic State's remnants in the country have been known to use desert hideouts to ambush Kurdish-led forces and Syrian government troops, as well as to continue to launch attacks in neighboring Iraq, since losing much of their territory following a military campaign supported by a US-led coalition in March 2019. [2] A similar attack on foragers in the same region on 11 February 2023 resulted in the deaths of 16 individuals, mostly civilians, with dozens reportedly kidnapped, and 25 later released. [6]
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2023 Al-Sukhnah attack | |
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Part of the Syrian civil war | |
Location | Desert near Al-Sukhnah, Homs Governorate, Syria |
Date | 17 February 2023 |
Target | Farmers |
Attack type | Massacre |
Deaths | 68 [1] |
Perpetrators | Islamic State |
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On 17 February 2023, a group of Islamic State insurgents attacked a large group of truffle farmers and their Syrian Army escort in the desert, southwest of the town of Al-Sukhnah in Homs Governorate, Syria. At least 61 civilians and seven Syrian soldiers were killed in the attack. [1] It was one of the deadliest attacks since the 2018 As-Suwayda attacks. [2] [3] [4] [5]
In recent years, many attacks against civilians while truffle hunting in central, north-eastern, and eastern areas of Syria had been noted. The Islamic State's remnants in the country have been known to use desert hideouts to ambush Kurdish-led forces and Syrian government troops, as well as to continue to launch attacks in neighboring Iraq, since losing much of their territory following a military campaign supported by a US-led coalition in March 2019. [2] A similar attack on foragers in the same region on 11 February 2023 resulted in the deaths of 16 individuals, mostly civilians, with dozens reportedly kidnapped, and 25 later released. [6]
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