Syrian Armed Forces Launch Fresh Anti-ISIL Operation in Deir Ezzur with Russian Aerial Back up

The army men, backed up by Syrian fighter jets and missile and artillery units, stormed ISIL’s concentration centers in al-Maqaber (cemetery) region and managed to advance against the terrorists in the battlefield.

The Russian fighter jets also took part in the government forces’ anti-ISIL attacks.

Reports said ISIL has suffered a heavy death toll in the cemetery battle.

In the meantime, the army men targeted an ISIL depot of ammunition near al-Tamin brigade to the West of Deir Ezzur airbase, destroying the depot and killing all the militants inside it.

On Thursday, the Russian and Syrian fighter jets continued joint operations against the ISIL terrorists and killed and wounded dozens of militants by targeting their gathering centers in Deir Ezzur.

The Syrian air force bombed the ISIL positions in Deir Ezzur which destroyed the terrorist group’s al-Rakaz base near Kaziya Sukr in Salehiya Hatla region, inflicting 15 losses on the militants inside.

Also, the Syrian airplanes launched repeated attacks against the ISIL bases and moves at Setta Illa Rob street and near al-Tamwin square as well as al-Konamat, al-Maqaber and Jabal al-Tharda districts and al-Baliqiya, Marat and Khasham villages near Deir Ezzur city which killed tens of militants and blew up several military vehicles.

Meantime, the Russian and Syrian fighter jets targeted the ISIL centers in al-Roshdiya and al-Hawiqa districts of Deir Ezzur and the regions near al-Maqaber and Sariya Jonayd in the Southern parts of the city and inflicted heavy damage and losses on the ISIL terrorists.