ISIL's Centers in Deir Ezzur Sustain Major Damage under Syrian Army's Heavy Fire

Rasa - The Syrian Army's artillery units and Air Force targeted a number of ISIL's positions inside and outside the Eastern city of Deir Ezzur, causing major damage on the terrorists' military hardware.

News ID: 430389

Date: 16 June 2017 - 22:04

RNA - The artillery units launched heavy shelling on ISIL's gathering centers and positions in Syriatel hill, Panorama base's school, al-Azm villas near Panorama base, the neighborhoods of al-Huweiqa, al-Roshdiyeh, old airport, Tal (hill) Barouk and the village of al-Baqaliyeh.

In the meantime, the fighter jets carried out several combat flights over ISIL's bases and defense liens in Hatleh, Marat, Huweiqa al-Sakar, Panorama base and al-Thardah region, killing and wounding a number of terrorists and setting fire at one of ISIL's command posts in Marat that caused several explosions.

Relevant reports said on Thursday that the army men engaged in battle with ISIL along the road connecting Panorama base to al-Tanimeh region and on the al-Maqaber (cemetery) Hills, and fended off their offensive.

Over 20 ISIL militants were killed or wounded and one of their tanks was damaged in the failed attack.

In the meantime, the army soldiers fought with ISIL in the neighborhoods of al-Roshdiyeh and al-Huweiqa, killing a number of terrorists and forcing their remaining pockets to retreat.

The army aircraft also pounded ISIL's positions in al-Hamidiyeh neighborhood, Panorama base, al-Maqaber, al-Thardah region, al-Sina'ah, al-Omal and al-Huweiqa neighborhoods, destroying an arms depot in al-Hamidiyeh and killing a number of terrorists.

Local sources, meantime, reported that Abu Sohayb al-Jazrawi, Sadui national deputy commander of Hasaba (ISIL's security and monitoring body), was killed near the village of Abu Khashab Northwest of Deir Ezzur.

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