At least 18 Syrian truffle hunters killed in suspected IS attack
By David Gritten
BBC News
6 March 2024
At least 18 people searching for truffles in the Syrian desert have been killed by suspected Islamic State (IS) group gunmen, a monitoring group says.
More than 50 others are missing after the attack in the eastern province of Deir al-Zour, according to the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Pro-Syrian government Al-Mayadeen TV says at least 47 people were killed.
And the Kurdish North Press news agency reports that about 40 were killed, including women and children.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68490039.amp
