Syrian Cargo Plane Drops More Arms, Munitions over Deir Ezzur Airbase

The sources said that a cargo plane of the Syrian Air Force dropped a large volume of arms and ammunition over Deir Ezzur airbase in the Southern countryside of the city.

They added that the packages of arms and ammunition were dropped by parachute and fell safely on the airbase.

Another source said that the army men deployed in the airbase have thus far repelled the entire attacks of ISIL, while other units deployed outside the base are trying hard to lift the terrorists’ siege on the airbase with the Russian forces’ aerial back up.

The source added that a large number of fresh soldiers have been dispatched to Deir Ezzur and hundreds more are to be sent to the battlefields to start a fresh round of operation in the next few days.

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.