Syrian Army One Step Closer to Purge Deir Ezzur City of Terrorists
The army soldiers clashed fiercely with ISIL near the neighborhoods of al-Sina’ah and al-Omal in Deir Ezzur city, capturing more positions.
In the meantime, the army men stormed ISIL’s defense lines in al-Huweiqa and al-Roshdiyeh neighborhoods and near Tayebeh Jazeera, inflicting heavy casualties on the terrorists.
Local sources confirmed on Saturday that a notorious field commander of the ISIL escaped battlefield in the Eastern province of Deir Ezzur towards the regions that are under the control of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
The sources reported that Mohammad al-Shahada, a field commander of the ISIL, escaped battlefields in Deir Ezzur towards the SDF-held regions following rapid advances of the Syrian Army troops in the region.
In the meantime, the army men, backed up by the Syrian Air Force, managed to advance from their positions in the small town of Mahkan Southeast of Deir Ezzur towards the key town of Albu Kamal at the border with Iraq, capturing several positions.
The army soldiers killed or wounded a number of terrorists and destroyed their military and bomb-laden vehicles in their advances.