Three Syrian General Security members killed in Deir Ezzor car bomb
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Three police officers were killed in a car bomb attack on a station in al-Mayadin, Deir Ezzor, prompting the authorities to impose a curfew amid rising unrest.
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A vehicle damaged after a car bomb was detonated in Deir Ezzor, eastern Syria, May 18, 2025 (Social media)
Three Syrian police officers were killed on Sunday following a car bomb explosion that targeted a police station in the city of al-Mayadin, located in eastern Deir Ezzor province, according to local Syrian sources.
In the aftermath of the attack, security forces imposed a strict curfew in al-Mayadin, effective from 8:00 PM until further notice. The curfew aims to secure the area and prevent potential follow-up attacks amid ongoing investigations.
Local sources also reported a state of heightened alert among the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) along the eastern bank of the Euphrates River in the countryside of Deir Ezzor, indicating potential concerns of broader unrest or coordinated activity in the region.
Meanwhile, in southern Syria, armed men reportedly blocked a main road in the city of Daraa and fired shots into the air, further escalating security concerns in the volatile south.
Increasing terrorism
Local sources told Al Mayadeen that fierce clashes broke out between Syria’s General Security Forces and suspected members of ISIS in the neighborhoods of Haydariya and Jisr al-Jazmati on the outskirts of Aleppo.
According to field reports, three members of the General Security Forces were captured, while one was killed and others wounded during confrontations in the Jazmati area with armed groups. In a dramatic escalation, one suspected militant reportedly detonated himself amid the ongoing firefight.
The clashes triggered a wave of military and security reinforcements throughout Aleppo, with temporary checkpoints set up across several neighborhoods in response to the unfolding situation.
Attacks against civilians escalate
Late Friday, armed raids and abductions were reported this week in both southern Damascus and rural Idlib, amid ongoing instability in various regions of Syria.
According to the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a government-affiliated armed group linked to the Ministries of Defense and Interior stormed a home in the Sayidah Zeinab area, south of the capital, two days ago.
The raid reportedly involved physical assaults, verbal abuse, and acts of vandalism, including theft and the destruction of personal belongings.
The armed group is said to have detained two brothers, one of them a youth, from the Shiite community, taking them to an unknown location. Their whereabouts remain unknown, and no charges or official statements have been issued regarding the reasons for their detention.
