Terrorists attack houses in a village in Raqaa countryside, a young man martyred, his brother injured

A young man was martyred and his brother was injured on Monday in a terrorist attack on the locals’ houses in the village of Dibsi Afnan in the western countryside of Raqqa. More than 100 sheep also died in the attack.

According to local sources, a terrorist group on board of a pickup truck and four motorcycles stormed the village and opened their machinegun fire on the locals’ houses, killing a young man and wounding his brother.

The sources said that terrorists intentionally opened fire at the locals’ cattle herds, killing 100 sheep and injuring 50 others.

The villages and residential areas in Raqqa northern and western countryside are exposed to terrorist attacks between now and then that result in the martyrdom of a number of innocent people and the destruction of properties and agricultural crops. The terrorists are most likely affiliated to ISIS and other Turkish-backed armed groups.  

 Hamda Mustafa