ISIS murders hundreds of mushroom hunters in Syria, according to the media

Islamic State terrorists attacked a group of locals collecting truffles in the desert in Syria's province of Hama, SANA news agency reported on Sunday. A source within the regional police told the news agency that local residents were collecting truffles in the east of the province when they were assaulted by terrorists. Syrian media reported that over 30 civilians had allegedly been shot down in the incident. A local hospital director in the city of Salamiyah told the media that his facility had received the remains of 26 people murdered in the attack. Last week, Syria's Al Watan newspaper warned people against going out into the Hama desert in search of truffles, citing high risks stemming from unexploded mines and shells, as well as activities of the ISIS remnants in the area.

A total of 47 people have been killed and 71 injured while collecting truffles between February 5 and March 22, a Syrian Arab Red Crescent official told Al Watan. Many people have also gone missing in the area, adding that they may have been kidnapped by ISIS extremists as well.