ISIL Suffers Heavy Defeat in Clashes with Syrian Army in Deir Ezzur

TEHRAN (defapress)- The Syrian Army troops, backed up by the country's Air Force, repelled ISIL's heavy offensive on the pro-government forces' positions in the Southeastern outskirts of Deir Ezzur city, inflicting major losses on the terrorists.

News ID: 66074

Date: 27 September 2017 - 15:30

The army units engaged in fierce clashes with ISIL and warded off the terrorists' attack on their positions in Huweija Sakar region, killing or wounding a number of militants and destroying their equipment.

Also, the army men targeted and destroyed a bomb-laden vehicle of ISIL before hitting their positons in Huweija Sakar.

In the meantime, the army's missile units and aircraft targeted heavily ISIL's positions and movements in Hatlah and al-Hosseiniyeh region and in the neighborhoods of al-Huweiqa, Kanamat, Khasarat, al-Roshdiyeh, al-Arzi and al-Orfi, killing a number of terrorists and destroying their military hardware.

Military sources confirmed on Monday that the army deployed a large number of soldiers and military equipment around Mount al-Thardah 5km South of Deir Ezzur city, fortifying positions in the key region.

The sources said that the army stationed more forces and military equipment near Mount al-Thardah, fortifying positions against any possible ISIL attack.

Also, the army men carried out mop-up operations in areas surrounding Mount al-Thardah and reopened new roads and passageways towards the hills in the region, deploying artillery, missile units and monitoring positions in the hills near Mount al-Thardah to provide security for safe landing of planes in Deir Ezzur's airbase and monitor terrorists' movements, the sources added.

A field source said that the three high hills played a crucial role in supporting military operations in Deir Ezzur city as they overlook al-Mayadeen's road Southward.

The source went on to say that fresh forces and more military equipment, including Russian-made night hunter helicopters and Su-25 arrived in Deir Ezzur's airbase.