- The areas controlled by the Kurdish forces in the countryside of Deir ez-Zor province in northeastern Syria have recently witnessed growing activities by Islamic State (IS) cells.
- On Oct. 3, IS militants blew up a money exchange and money transfer shop called Al-Iman Office in the town of al-Azbah, in the northern countryside of Deir ez-Zor, after its owner refused to pay zakat.
- As the group has been terrorizing business owners to pay zakat, threatening to kill them if they don’t, IS cells have escalated their activities against SDF members and anyone who works with the SDF.
<span>Islamic State terrorizes business owners in northeast Syria</span>
