The Islamic State (IS) group on Tuesday targeted a convoy of Bashar al-Assad regime forces in central Syria, killing nine people and injuring 20 others, local sources said.
The attack launched with heavy weapons took place in Palmyra in the central Homs province.
The regime media has not yet commented on the attack.
This incident follows a similar attack on Jan. 2 when IS militants targeted the 17th regiment stationed in the southern part of the Deir ez-Zor province. During that assault, the terrorist group captured a number of regime elements.
IS, which has largely lost its influence in Syria, is trying to maintain its existence as a cell structure in the desert region known as "Badiye," which covers parts of Homs, Daraa, Suwayda, and Deir ez-Zor.
The terrorist group intermittently inflicts losses on the Assad regime and its supporting factions through hit-and-run tactics.
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