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Syrian security personnel killed in drive-by shooting

Syrian government and rebel news outlets did not identify the perpetrators of the attack.

A Syrian army soldier stands guard at a checkpoint in the village of Kafr Nabl in Syria's northwestern Idlib province on March 7, 2020 as government forces assumed control over it.
A Syrian army soldier stands guard at a checkpoint in the village of Kafr Nabl in Syria's northwestern Idlib province on March 7, 2020 as government forces assumed control over it. — AFP via Getty Images

Two Syrian security officers were shot dead in central Syria on Monday.

Two masked individuals shot at guard post in a motorcycle drive-by shooting in Hama early in the morning. The perpetrators used an automatic weapon to kill two members of the Internal Security Forces, Syria’s official SANA news outlet reported.

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