Army continues successful advance towards Al-Bukmal city

Deir Ezzor – Army units, backed by the air force, carried out intensive operations against ISIS fortifications and positions in Deir Ezzor and its southeastern countryside on the direction of Al-Bukmal city.

SANA said that the army units engaged in fierce clashes with ISIS terrorist groups in Howeijet Saqer and al-Sinaa neighborhood, as the army air force and artillery directed intensive strikes on ISIS fortifications and hideouts in the neighborhoods of al-Sheikh Yassin, Souk al-Hal, Sinema Fouad Street, al-Howeiqa, al-Jbeiliyeh, al-Rashdiyeh, al-Ummal, Kanamat, Khasarat and al-Aradi.

SANA added that the army operations inflicted heavy losses upon ISIS terrorists in personnel and equipment, in addition to destroying their positions and fortifications.

In the southeastern direction of Al-Bukmal city, the air force carried out intensive airstrikes on ISIS infiltration areas and fortifications in the cities of al-Ashara and al-Qureyeh, 60 km southeast of al-Mayadeen, killing a number of terrorists, among them Mohammad Jasem al-Arran.

Civil sources said that one of ISIS self-claimed leader in Deir Ezzor nicknamed Abo al-Tayyeb al-Idelbi along with 5 others, fled away.

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Army units uncovered  a factory for manufacturing explosive devices, explosive belts and drones left behind ISIS terrorists in Jub al-Basheer village in Jub al-Jarrah area.

The army units are continuing combing the area which has been cleared of ISIS terrorists in Jub al-Jarah where they found a factory for manufacturing IEDs, explosive belts, three drones, and a warehouse for medical supplies, SANA said.