Terrorists Fail to Prevail over Syrian Army Positions in Western Deir Ezzur

TEHRAN (defapress)- The Syrian Army units repelled ISIL's heavy attack on pro-government forces' positions in Western Deir Ezzur, inflicting tens of casualties on the terrorists on Wednesday.

News ID: 66146

Date: 04 October 2017 - 18:08

The army men clashed fiercely with ISIL in the town of Kabajeb along the international highway to Deir Ezzur city and managed to fend off terrorists' offensive.

The army men killed tens of terrorists and destroyed their military vehicles and equipment.

The ISIL terrorist group's warlord Abu Osama Tunisi was killed along with a number of militants in clashes with the Syrian Army soldiers in Southeastern Deir Ezzur on Tuesday.

The army men engaged in a tough battle with ISIL in Khusham and Hatlah Fowqani regions, killing a number of terrorists, including Abu Osama Tunisi, a war emir (commander) of the terrorist group.

In the meantime, the Syrian Air Force pounded ISIL's positions in the villages and towns of al-Janineh, al-Hosseiniyeh, Hatlah, Mouhassan, Sa'alou, al-Tayebeh, Bu Leil and al-Salehiyeh.

The army aircraft also bombed heavily ISIL's movements in the neighborhoods of Kanamat, al-Hamidiyeh, al-Arzi, Khasarat and Sheikh Yaseen, killing and wounding a large number of terrorists and destroying their positions and military hardware in large scale.