Helicopters of US occupation forces carried out Friday an airdrop in Deir Ezzor eastern countryside, kidnapping a number of citizens.

Local sources told SANA reporter that the operation was carried out in Jadeed Akidat town with the help of the US -backed QSD militia.

The airdrop operation was accompanied by heavy and indiscriminate shooting at the town’s homes and the surrounding agricultural lands, according to the source.

The occupation forces and the QSD militia cordoned the town, stormed several houses, and kidnapped three citizens, taking them to the occupation bases near the area , the sources added.

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency