Army eliminates ISIS terrorists, including foreigners, in Deir Ezzor and Homs

Deir Ezzor, SANA- A number of ISIS terrorists, some of them of foreign nationalities, were killed and injured due to the army continued operations against their hideouts and gatherings in Deir Ezzor province.

SANA reporter in the province said that an army unit shelled ISIS terrorists’ gathering in the surroundings of al-Thardah Mountain in the southern countryside of the province, destroying their heavy machinegun-equipped vehicle and killing a number of them.

The reporter added that the army air force carried out a series of airstrikes on the ISIS terrorists’ gatherings and movement axes in al-Ummal (workers) neighborhood, in the surrounding of al-Makaber (cemeteries) area, destroying a number of their vehicles, some equipped with 23mm canon and eliminating a number of them.

Other army units, in cooperation with the supporting forces, clashed with ISIS terrorist groups in Tabiyeh Jazirah on the northern parts of Deir Ezzor city, killing a number of terrorists, some of them of Kuwaiti and Iraqi nationalities.

Terrorist nicknamed Abu Jarah al-Kuwaiti, Majed Khalil al-Jadaan, Abdullah Jamal al-Afer, Majoud Hammad al-Qurish and Malek Qais al-Jalal were identified among the killed terrorists.

In the village of Hajin in the countryside of Abu Kamal city, 3 ISIS terrorists were killed, one of them of Iraqi nationality, due to the explosion of a land mine planted by the popular defense groups in the eastern region.

Homs

Army units established control over new points in the T4 area as part of an expanding military operation against ISIS terrorists in the eastern countryside of Homs province.

SANA’s reporter in the province said that Army units, backed by supporting forces, established full control over all hills in al-Tayas area and continued advancing to the southeast of the 4th station for oil transfer after inflicting heavy losses upon ISIS in weaponry and personnel.

The reporter added that an army unit reestablished control over new points toward the strategic junction of Jihar, destroying many of the vehicles, dens and gatherings used by the terrorist organization.

He also said that all the hills surrounding of the abandoned battalion came under the full control of the Syrian Arab Army.

Later, a military source said that the Syrian Air Force killed scores of ISIS terrorists in the direction of al-Bayyarat east of the 4th station, destroying 6 SUV vehicles equipped with machineguns.

Earlier today, army units targeted gatherings and movements of terrorists from Jabhat al-Nusra and other groups affiliated to it in the northern countryside of Homs.

SANA reporter in Homs said the army units killed at least 6 terrorists and destroyed 3 vehicles equipped with machineguns as it targeted their positions in Deir Foul and al-Rastan to the north of Homs city.

The reporter added that the terrorists Abu Talha al-Anzi from Saudi Arabia, Mousa Qaison Abu Qutada, Mohammed al-Deik, Khaldoun al-Homsi, Suliman Kanaan and Ahmad al-Am were identified among the dead.

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