Deir Ezzur: Terrorists Fail again to Break through Syrian Army Positions East of Euphrates River

The army soldiers started battle with ISIL and repelled the terrorists’ offensives on the pro-government forces’ positions in Marat and Mazloum region on the Eastern bank of the Euphrates River and on the Cardiology Hospital on the Western bank of the river.

Field sources reported that the army has started to expand the range of its advances against ISIL in Deir Ezzur’s outskirts after arrival of fresh forces and military equipment in the region and repelling terrorists’ attacks on the Eastern bank of the Euphrates River.

Earlier reports said that the army soldiers clashed fiercely with ISIL in al-Thardah region and fended off terrorists’ attack on their positions along the road to al-Mayadeen in Southeastern Deir Ezzur.

Tens of ISIL terrorists were killed, three bomb-laden vehicles and a large number of arms and military equipment were destroyed and an armored vehicle of the militants was also seized by the army in the clashes.