Syrian Army Sends More Troops, Military Hardware to Deir Ezzur

TEHRAN (defapress)- The Syrian Army dispatched more fresh forces and military equipment to Southeastern Deir Ezzur on Wednesday to intensify attacks on ISIL's movement and positions in the Eastern desert of Deir Ezzur.

News ID: 72835

Date: 03 October 2018 - 14:22

The army forwarded tens of fresh soldiers and a large volume of military equipment to al-Sayal region near the town of Albu Kamal in Southeastern Deir Ezzur.

In the meantime, field sources said that the army has kept its soldiers on alert and has reinvigorated its combat-defense capabilities after ISIL's sporadic attacks.

Meantime, the Syrian Air Force carried out a number of combat flights over the ISIL's movements near Aweiraz Dam and a large region from the T2 Oil Pumping Station in Southwestern Deir Ezzur to the Eastern desert of Palmyra (Tadmur) in Eastern Homs.

ISIL suffered heavy casualties and it military hardware sustained major damage in the air raids.

Last week, the army men managed to fend off ISIL's heavy attack in Hasarat region on the Western bank of the Euphrates River, inflicting heavy casualties on the terrorists.

ISIL's military hardware also sustained major damage and the terrorists retreated from the battlefield to evade more losses.

In the meantime, the army's artillery units opened heavy fire at ISIL's strongholds in the battlefield, inflicting major losses on the terrorists.

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