Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says latest attack brings the number of foragers killed since February to 200
Last modified on Sun 16 Apr 2023 17.08 BSTfighters killed at least 26 people in Syria on Sunday, a war monitor said, the latest in a spate of attacks targeting people foraging for desert truffles.
Suspected IS jihadists also killed four shepherds in the eastern Syrian region of Deir ez-Zor, said the observatory, which relies on a wide network of sources on the ground. The militants, who carried automatic rifles and rode motorbikes, also stole the sheep before fleeing. Hundreds of impoverished people search for truffles in the vast Syrian desert, a known hideout for jihadists that is also littered with landmines, between February and April each year.
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