Islamic State Group Kills 15 Truffle Hunters in Syria, Monitor Says

Islamic State Group Kills 15 Truffle Hunters in Syria, Monitor Says

The Islamic State group killed 15 people foraging for desert truffles in conflict-ravaged central Syria by cutting their throats, while 40 others are missing, a war monitor said Friday. Since February, at least 150 people, most of them civilians, have been killed by IS attacks targeting truffle hunters or by landmines left by the extremists, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Syria's desert truffles fetch high prices in a coun…

Islamic State group kills 15 truffle hunters in Syria - monitor

The Islamic State group killed 15 people foraging for desert truffles in conflict-ravaged central Syria by cutting their throats, while 40 others are missing, a war monitor said Friday. Since February, at least 150 people — most of them civilians — have been killed by IS attacks targeting truffle hunters or by landmines left by the extremists, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Syria’s desert truffles fetch high prices in a co…

Islamic State kills 15 truffle hunters in Syria: monitor

The truffle hunters reportedly had their throats slit by Islamic State group militants, who attacked them in Hama province, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

ISIS kills 15 truffle hunters in Syria: Monitor

ISIS killed 15 people foraging for desert truffles in conflict-ravaged central Syria by cutting their throats, while 40 others are missing, a war monitor

Monitor: Islamic State group kills 15 truffle hunters in Syria

BEIRUT, March 24 — The Islamic State group killed 15 people foraging for desert truffles in conflict-ravaged central Syria by cutting their throats, while 40 others are missing, a war monitor said today. Syria’s desert truffles fetch high prices in a country battered by 12 years of war and a crushing economic crisis. Since February, at least 150 people — most of them civilians — have been killed by IS attacks targeting truffle hunters or by land…

Islamic State group kills 15 truffle hunters in Syria: monitor

The Islamic State group killed 15 people foraging for desert truffles in conflict-ravaged central Syria by cutting their throats, while 40 others are missing, a war monitor said Friday.Since February, at least 150 people -- most of them civilians -- have been killed by IS attacks targeting truffle h...