Eight members of Syrian Revolutionary Guard Forces killed in attack near Al Mayadin, Syria: SOHR

On Tuesday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that eight members of the Syrian Revolutionary Guard Forces, operating under the banner of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps were killed in their headquarters near the Al Mayadin city.

Sources told the Observatory that unidentified gunmen entered the headquarters and killed the eight members using knives.

"It is worth noting that this is the second attack of its kind in the same region in 48 hours," the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.