DAMASCUS, April 28 (Xinhua) -- Eight fighters from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) were killed in two separate attacks by unidentified assailants in Syria's eastern province of Deir al-Zour, local media and a war monitor reported on Monday.
The attacks took place in the town of Dhiban, where military vehicles carrying SDF fighters were targeted, according to Sham FM radio.
Separately, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based war monitor, said gunmen on motorcycles, allegedly linked to remnants of the Islamic State, attacked an SDF military post in the same area.
The Observatory said five SDF fighters were killed and one wounded, who was transferred to a hospital for treatment. A heightened security alert was declared following the attack, while the assailants reportedly fled.
Although the Islamic State lost its main strongholds in Syria, its militants continue to stage sporadic attacks from desert hideouts. Enditem
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