Syrian Army Recaptures New Areas in Northwestern Deir Ezzur

The army units continued their fight against the ISIL Northwest of Deir Ezzur and took control of Khariteh, Tarif and Masram regions.

The Syrian troops also purged terrorism from the newly-liberated areas and fortified their military positions.

In a relevant development on Wednesday, the Syrian army troops continued to beat the ISIL back Northwest of Deir Ezzur city on Wednesday, seizing control over more territories on the Western bank of the Euphrates River.

The army men, backed up by the Syrian Air Force and artillery units, pushed ISIL back from Zaqir Shamiyeh, al-Hawi and al-Hamd regions after liberating al-Shamitiyeh region on the Western bank of the Euphrates River.

In the meantime, ISIL’s counter-attacks to recapture lost lands in the region have all been repelled so far.