Eastern Syria is slowly sinking into one big chaos under the rule of armed militias making a living, not from fighting ISIS, but from drug trafficking sold to them by Hezbollah and Iran. This situation, naturally leads to fighting for control of the territory to prevent competition from other drug dealers and from there face-to-face fighting is self-evident.

Clashes broke out between two groups affiliated with the al-Bukmal National Defense Militia due to a drug trade dispute, after three young people in the city of Maliha, west of the city east of Daraa, were eliminated, the Syrian media network Ein Hafrat, which operates in the east of the country, reports.

Violent clashes accompanied by machine gun fire broke out between a militia known as Ali al-Jisr and a militia known as Issam al-Fadil, commander of the National Defense Militia in al-Bukhamal, over a militia car fire Wednesday night loaded with narcotics.

According to the Ein al-Porat news network, the clashes led to the injury of the gunman, Ali Molud al-Jisr, who was shot in the head. This is to know that the two groups were involved in the drug trade and their transport from al-Bukmal. To al-Miyadin and Deir a-Zour using their cars under the security of their people.