2 soldiers killed in attack in N. Syria: state media

DAMASCUS, June 20 (Xinhua) -- Two Syrian soldiers were killed on Saturday by unknown people in northern Syria's Aleppo province, state news agency SANA reported.

Citing a defense ministry source, SANA said the two soldiers were targeted near the city of Manbij in the northeastern countryside of Aleppo.

The incident is the latest in a series of attacks and ambushes targeting military personnel in Syria's new transitional authorities. On May 11, two soldiers were killed when their bus came under attack in the countryside of northeastern Syria's Hasakah province.

Some media reports suggested an Islamic State involvement in the recent series of attacks against members of the new Syrian military forces that were formed in the wake of the downfall of the previous Syrian administration in late 2024. Enditem