Shafaq News- Damascus

Two Syrian soldiers were killed and several others wounded on Monday after unidentified gunmen targeted a military transport bus in the countryside of al-Hasakah province, northeastern Syria.

In a statement carried by state-run SANA, the Syrian Defense Ministry said the bus came under fire west of the al-Aliyah silos, without providing further details on the number of wounded or the nature of the incident.

Shafaq News correspondent affirmed that the injured were transferred to Ras al-Ain Hospital following the incident on the M4 highway.