The killing of a prominent military leader in the countryside of Deir ez-Zor in an armed ambush targeting his vehicle.

A Syrian source reported today, Sunday, the killing of a prominent military leader in the formations affiliated with what is known as the Golani government, as a result of an armed attack targeting his car in the eastern Deir ez-Zor countryside.
The source stated, in a statement followed by the News Video Agency, that unknown gunmen opened a hail of bullets at the vehicle occupied by the leader known as Abu al-Barra al-Ansari al-Mosuli, in the town of al-Kourya east of Deir ez-Zor, resulting in his immediate death and the destruction of the vehicle.
He added that the killed leader is considered an active military figure close to the organization's leader, indicating that the incident occurred amid escalating tensions and clashes among armed factions in the area.
The entity responsible for carrying out the attack is still unknown, while the incident comes amidst a rise in targeting and assassination operations in eastern Syria.