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DeirEzzor24 exclusive report:
Last night, the Assad regime announced the killing of the commander of Al-Mukhtar armed militia, which is affiliated with Air Force Intelligence, Juma Al-Ashram and nicknamed Juma Al-Mukhtar, as a result of an injury he suffered two days ago at his headquarters on Al-Wadi Street in the city of Deir Ezzor.
The Assad regime was quick to announce a “battery” explosion, two days ago, in Al-Wadi neighborhood, which led to the injury of four people, whose identities were not specified.
Private sources confirmed to the DeirEzzor24 network that the explosion was not the result of a battery, but rather an explosive device prepared for remote detonation, which exploded in the “ashram” headquarters only 5 minutes after he entered it, which led to his serious injury along with 3 members, after which they were taken to the hospital.
According to the sources, the Russians are behind the targeting of the “ashram,” as the ashram opposed Russian forces’ orders, some time ago, to arrest members of the “Wagner” militia.
The officers added that the Assad regime’s Air Force Intelligence arrested a number of members of the ashram to investigate the circumstances of the case, and Russian forces are trying to get them out.
Russian forces honored the “ashram” last year, due to the military services it provided to the Assad regime.
It is noteworthy that “Juma Al-Ashram”, the leader of the “Al-Mukhtar” militia, which consists of 6 groups that operates ostensibly under the umbrella of Air Force Intelligence, and implements the orders of the Russian forces in practice, has a large record in drug trafficking, imposing royalties, and recruiting people with a history of special missions for the benefit of Air Force Intelligence or Russian forces.
