Syrian Army Inflicts Heavy Losses on ISIL near Deir Ezzur City

A unit of the army engaged in fierce clashes with ISIL and destroyed a command post and two tanks near the regiment 137th region near the town of al-Jeneina.

In the meantime, the army soldiers clashed with ISIL in a power company near al-Taim oilfield South of Deir Ezzur, destroying two ISIL military vehicles and killing all the terrorists on board.

Relevant reports said on Tuesday that the army troops in a preemptive move targeted the gatherings and movements of the ISIL terrorists in the Western outskirts of Deir Ezzur, preventing their move towards the city’s districts.

The army soldiers stormed ISIL’s gathering centers and movements in al-Sonouf hill near 137th regiment region and foiled their attack on al-Tanmiyeh district in the Western outskirts of Deir Ezzur city, killing the entire members of the group and destroying their equipment and bulldozer.

A source in Southern Deir Ezzur said that nine ISIL terrorists were killed in clashes with the army men in al-Maqaber (cemetery) region.