Syria tribesmen push out terrorists in east

Tribal fighters in eastern Syria have reportedly managed to drive out ISIL Takfiris from several villages in Deir al-Zour Province.

The so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Friday that ISIL terrorists withdrew from the villages of Abu Hamam, Kashkiyeh and Ghranij following heavy clashes with the Shaitat Sunni tribe.

Reports say the tribesmen also set fire to an ISIL headquarters in a fourth village and that the terrorists had fled from a fifth village in the area.

The tribesmen launched the offensive against ISIL on July 30 after the Takfiri group detained several members of the tribe. Nearly ten ISIL militants were killed in the clashes.

ISIL militants are accused of committing gross human rights violations and war crimes in Syria and Iraq, ranging from rape to summary executions, mass kidnappings, and massacre.

Since the outbreak of crisis in Syria in March 2011, several video clips have been released showing grisly crimes perpetrated by Takfiri terrorists against innocent civilians in the country.

ISIL has spread its carnage to Iraq, where the terrorists took control of the city of Mosul in a lightning advance on June 10. They also took control of the city of Tikrit, which is located 140 kilometers (87 miles) northwest of the capital, Baghdad. However, the Iraqi army recaptured Tikrit later.

The ISIL and its associated militant groups are blamed for numerous sacrilegious acts. According to reports, the terrorist groups have links with the Saudi intelligence service and are believed to be indirectly supported by the Israeli regime.