DAMASCUS—Eleven government soldiers and two civilians were killed in an attack on a bus in northern Syria on Monday, the defence ministry said, and the ISIS terrorist group later claimed responsibiliy for the action.
Syrian state news agency SANA said the attack took place in the Jabal al-Bishri region of Raqqa province.
A defence ministry statement said that 11 soldiers and two civilians were killed in what it called a terrorist attack on a civilian bus. Three soldiers were wounded, it said.
ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack on one of its channel on the Telegram messaging app.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the ambush had been carried out by ISIS sleeper cells that launch hit-and-run attacks in the country’s desert areas….