Syria Army Gains Ground against Daesh in Deir Ez-Zor
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Syrian forces on Tuesday made further gains in their fight against Daesh (ISIL or ISIS) terrorists in the western province of Deir ez-Zor, killing scores of them, including foreign nationals.
Syrian troops and their allies on Monday pushed ahead with their military campaign against Daesh terrorists near al-Thardah Mountain in the southern countryside of Deir ez-Zor, destroying their vehicles and killing dozens of them, Syria’s official news agency SANA reported.
Abu Jarah al-Kuwaiti, Majed Khalil al-Jadaan, Abdullah Jamal al-Afer, Majoud Hammad al-Qurish and Malek Qais al-Jalal were identified among the dead.
Additionally, Syrian warplanes pounded the positions of the terrorists in al-Ummal neighborhood, near al-Makaber area as well as the village of Hajin in Abu Kamal city, inflicting heavy losses on them.
Syria has been gripped by civil war since March 2011 with various terrorist groups, including Daesh, currently controlling parts of it.
According to a report by the Syrian Center for Policy Research, the conflict has claimed the lives of over 470,000 people, injured 1.9 million others, and displaced nearly half of the country’s pre-war population of about 23 million within or beyond its borders.