14 soldiers killed in ISIL bus attack in E. Syria

The incident happened when the ISIL terrorists attacked a military bus transporting soldiers near the T-3 oil station in the sprawling desert region in the remote eastern countryside of Homs, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, Xinhua reports.

The Britain-based watchdog group said the injured were transported to the Tadmur Hospital in the city of Palmyra for treatment.

A source in the Homs governorate office confirmed the incident to Xinhua, saying the official count is yet to be announced.

The Syrian desert has been witnessing a notable increase in ISIL attacks since the beginning of 2024 in various areas within the government's control, said the Observatory.

Earlier on Tuesday, a Syrian military officer and a pro-government fighter were killed in the desert of Athraya in the countryside of Raqqa province in northern Syria by an ISIL attack, according to the Observatory.

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