Militants of the Islamic State terrorist organization (a banned organization in Russia) killed more than 30 mushroom pickers in the province of Hama. It has been reported DEA News.
According to media reports, 32 mushroom pickers were picking truffles in the Duweizein area when they were attacked by militants. At the same time, the director of the hospital in the city of Salamia said that the bodies of the 26 dead were delivered to the medical facility.
April 9 reportedSix mushroom pickers who were picking desert truffles were killed when a mine exploded near the Jabal al-Bashir region in Syria’s northeastern Deir ez-Zor province.
Mushroom pickers in Syria regularly die from mines and militant attacks. In March, a truck carrying people to collect desert truffles was blown up by a mine laid by terrorists from the Islamic State (a banned organization in Russia). According to the source, several mines exploded as the truck passed, killing seven and injuring 63. Prior to that, in February, more than 50 Syrians were killed while picking truffles in an attack by IS militants in Homs province in eastern Syria.