Gov't Forces Keep Rolling on ISIL's Centers in Eastern Deserts of Syria

TEHRAN (defapress)- The Syrian Army, backed up by the country's Air Force, continued storming ISIL's strongholds in the Eastern deserts of Syria on Thursday, imposing control over more areas.

News ID: 72552

Date: 20 September 2018 - 16:02

The army forces stormed ISIL's positions in deserts of Homs and Deir Ezzur, taking control over more positions and military points.

The army men killed and wounded a number of terrorists and captured four more, seizing a large volume of arms and ammunition in the operation.

In the meantime, the fighter jets pounded ISIL's positions near Aweiraz Dam, Mount al-Abtar, South of Palmyra (Tadmur), near T2 Oil Pumping Station and near Homs-Deir Ezzur border, inflicting major losses on the terrorists.

On Sunday, the army forces clashed with ISIL in the Eastern deserts of Homs near the al-Sukhnah desert and roads to the border with Iraq, seizing more lands.

The army units drove ISIL out of the villages of al-Nayarah, al-Rashediyeh and al-Sawarem in the depth of the Eastern deserts after imposing heavy casualties on the terrorists.

In the meantime, the country's Air Force pounded ISIL's movements along contact lines with the terrorists in al-Sukhnah desert to the border with Iraq, near Aweiraz Dam, in T2 Oil Pumping Station and near Homs border with Deir Ezzur, inflicting major losses on the terrorists.

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