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Islamic State kills three, steals sheep in central Syria

IS continues to carry out attacks throughout Syria despite no longer holding territory.

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A Syrian boy walks next to sheep in the Jabal al-Zawiya region in the rebel-held northwestern Idlib province, overlooking the Al-Ghab Plain in central Syria, Jan. 23, 2023. — Omar Haj Kadour/AFP via Getty Images

The Islamic State (IS) killed three people and stole hundreds of sheep in central Syria on Thursday, according to local reports. 

IS attacked a group of people grazing sheep in the Salamiyah area east of the central city of Hama, shooting them with machine guns. The guerrilla group killed three people in the attack and stole more than 1,000 sheep, bringing them to the desert in eastern Syria, Syria’s official news outlet SANA said. 

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