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dogsent t1_j8y7pvl wrote

>At the same time, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said ISIS “killed 36 people Friday while they were truffle hunting in Sokhna in the Palmyra region.”

I'm guessing that attacks like this are one reason earthquake relief aid was not sent to rebel held northwest Syria.

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Pierruno OP t1_j8y862k wrote

This is the same attack.

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dogsent t1_j8y9oy5 wrote

Are you sure?

>Sixteen people, mostly civilians, were killed on Saturday in a similar attack targeting foragers in the same area, the Observatory said.

>Dozens of others were kidnapped in the attack, the Observatory said, adding that 25 of them were released but the fate of the others remains unknown.

>And in April 2021, the extremist group launched a similar attack, abducting 19 people, mostly civilians, in the eastern countryside of Hama province.

Seems to be a rather frequent thing.

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