im . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 5 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁there ▁was ▁an ▁miss ile ▁attack ▁on ▁sites ▁belonging ▁to ▁Iran ian ▁milit ias ▁in ▁the ▁De ir ▁E zz or ▁area ▁of ▁eastern ▁Sy ria ▁near ▁the ▁border ▁with ▁Ira q , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁Sy rian ▁Observ atory ▁for ▁Human ▁Rights , ▁the ▁second ▁attack ▁reported ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁in ▁a ▁week . ▁Five ▁people ▁were ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁attack ▁and ▁three ▁in ▁the ▁earlier ▁attack . ▁The ▁headquarters ▁of ▁an ▁Iran ian ▁milit ia ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁and ▁a ▁site ▁in ▁Al - J ala a ▁located ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁were ▁struck ▁in ▁the ▁attack . ▁The ▁reports ▁say ▁the ▁nearby ▁military ▁site ▁under ▁a ▁control ▁of ▁He z bol lah ▁was ▁target ed . ▁ ▁Cl imate ▁ ▁Ab u ▁Kam al ▁has ▁a ▁hot ▁desert ▁climate ▁( B Wh ) ▁in ▁the ▁Kö ppen – Ge iger ▁climate ▁classification ▁system . ▁ ▁Notable ▁people ▁▁ ▁Y us uf ▁Zu ay y in ▁twice ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁Sy ria . ▁ ▁S uf ian ▁Al law ▁O il ▁minister ▁for ▁Sy ria . ▁ ▁N aw af ▁al - F ares ▁Sy rian ▁amb assador ▁to ▁Ira q ▁and ▁def ector . ▁ ▁S add am ▁al - J am al ▁An ▁Islam ic ▁State ▁in ▁Ira q ▁and ▁the ▁Lev ant ▁leader . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Ab u ▁Kam al ▁▁ ▁Category : C ities ▁in ▁Sy ria ▁Category :