叙利亚国防部周一表示，叙利亚军队一名士兵在伊拉克边境附近的代尔祖尔东部巴格胡兹地区遭不明身份武装分子袭击身亡。
A Syrian army soldier was killed in an attack by unidentified assailants in the al-Baghuz area of eastern Deir ez-Zor province in eastern Syria near the border with Iraq, the Defense Ministry said Monday.
国防部媒体与传播部在向叙利亚国营电视台Alikhbariah的声明中证实了这一死亡消息。国防部未提供有关袭击的更多细节，也未指出责任方。
The ministry’s Media and Communications Department confirmed the death in a statement to Syria’s state-run Alikhbariah TV. The ministry did not provide further details about the attack or identify those responsible.