Syrian soldiers killed in second bus attack in less than a week - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Al-Monitor Staff

Al-Monitor Staff

Jan 4, 2021

One of the soldiers wounded in the attack is seen in this image released by the Syrian state-run SANA news agency on Jan. 3, 2020. — SANA

Syria experienced its second deadly bus ambush in less than one week on Sunday.

The attack took place on a highway in central Syria’s desert, east of the city of Hama. There are conflicting reports on the identities of those killed. The Syrian state-run SANA news outlet said that nine civilians died when “terrorist organizations” attacked buses and fuel trucks.

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