Deir Al Zour

ISIS militants return to Albu Kamal amid clashes

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ISIS militants have retaken nearly half of Albu Kamal in eastern Syria in a counter-attack on what had been the last significant town under their full control, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Friday. "ISIS started counter-attacking on Thursday night and retook more than 40 percent of the town of Albu Kamal," Rami Abdel Rahman, head of the Britain-basedRead more

Syrian regime forces managed to advance in Homos and Hama

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A man was killed and other people were injured as a result of bombing last night by warplanes whose identity wasn’t known whether they were Russian or related to the International Coalition, on areas in Al-Mayadin city in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, while violent clashes are continuing between the “Islamic State” organization on one hand, and the regimeRead more

Syrian army resumes liberating Deir Al Zour from ISIS

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The warplanes don’t almost stop flying over Hama and Idlib, for the 3rd consecutive day, in which the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights observed carrying out hundreds of raids which targeted areas in the northern, the north-eastern and the north-western countryside of Hama, and the southern countryside of Idlib. Sources documented the increase of the number of the raids carriedRead more

Syrian army cut ISIS supplies line in Deir Al Zour

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The Syrian army forces, backed up by the 4th brigade, launched an extensive assault on the outskirts of Ayn Tarma, in Rif Dimashq Province, in a new violation for the de-escalation agreement. Qaisoun News reported that the army forces launched artillery and missiles shelling on an area located between Jobar neighborhood and Ayn Tarma, then clashes broke out between theRead more

Astana 6 calls for deploying observers from Russia, Turkey, Iran

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Russian, Iran and Turkey, known as the guarantors of the peace talks in Astana have agreed Friday to establish a de-escalation zone in Idlib, northwest of Syria and to deploy 1500 monitors along the border of the area to prevent any clashes between regime forces and opposition groups. A joint statement issued following two days of meetings in Astana saidRead more

International Coalition kills 12 civilians from the same family

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A local source informed that 12 persons were killed and others were wounded in air strikes carried out by the US-led international coalition, on Tuesday, on the village of Shahabat, in the western countryside of Deir Ezzor, Qasioun News reported. The source revealed that the international coalition has recently escalated its military operations in the area, while Russian warplanes conductedRead more

Clashes renewed in the Syrian city of Deir Al Zour

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Two young men died in a landmine explosion near Abu Khashab town, northwest of Deir Ezzor, while attempting to flee ISIS-controlled areas. Meanwhile, warplanes carried out several raids last night on areas in the neighborhoods of Al-Hamidiyah, Al-Rashdiyah and the old Airport area in Deir Ezzor city, causing several injuries. In addition, clashes broke out after midnight between the regimeRead more

Syrian army says it will liberate Deir Al Zour soon

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With a sudden lunge through extremist lines, the Syrian army and its allies on Monday came to within 3km of relieving the Euphrates city of Deir Ezzor, where the Daesh terror group has besieged 93,000 civilians and an army garrison for years. The advance on the eastern city marks another stinging setback for the once-triumphant Daesh, fast retreating in bothRead more

Syrian Democratic Forces prepares for attacking ISIS

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The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) will soon launch an offensive to oust ISIS from Deir al-Zor province, an official from the alliance said Friday, as the terrorist group successfully pushed back regime forces advancing on one of the last towns still in the organizaton’s hands in Raqqa province. Ahmed Abu Khawla, head of the Deir al-Zor military council whichRead more

ISIS extremists attack governmental troops

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ISIS extremist group targeted areas controlled by the governmental troops in the Syrian city of Deir Al Zour on Friday, leading to the killing of a female citizen and the injury of ten other citizens. The clashes renewed between the extremist militias and governmental troops in the city during the early hours of Saturday. The “Arsal operation” took on ThursdayRead more