Elite Syrian Army units head to west Deir Ezzor to drive back ISIS

The Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) elite forces departed from the northern countryside of the Hama Governorate to western Deir Ezzor after suffering several setbacks to ISIS terror organization.

According to a military report, units from the Tiger Forces departed from Qomhana in northern Hama to the Homs Governorate city of Al-Sukhnah late Thursday afternoon.

The reinforcements from the Tiger Forces will be tasked with retaking the town of Al-Shoulah and its surrounding points, which were seized by ISIS during their large-scale attack on Thursday morning.

Al-Shoulah is strategically located along the Deir Ezzor-Sukhnah Highway and directly west of the provincial capital; its liberation is currently a top priority for the army.