Syrian Army Destroys Terrorists’ Mortar Shells Plant in Deir Ezzur Province

A large plant of ISIL terrorist group was found in the town of al-Mayadeen in Southeastern Deir Ezzur, a local source told Sputnik.

The source added that the “plant itself has been destroyed and a depot with thousands of produced shells was left.” It was also said that, according to identification marks, some of the shells’ components were supplied to the terrorists by Arab states in the Persian Gulf.

According to the Syrian intelligence services, ISIL supplied shells from al-Mayadeen to use them to attack Deir Ezzur city’s residential neighborhoods, which is now controlled by the government’s armed forces.

Al-Mayadeen became the major ISIL’s stronghold following the liberation of Deir Ezzur. Syrian troops are currently engaged in fighting ISIL militants in the Western outskirts of the city.

Syria has been engulfed in a civil war since 2011, with the government forces fighting numerous opposition groups as well as extremist organizations.