Islamic State terrorists attacked positions of Syrian regime forces and affiliated militias in eastern Homs

SOHR activists have monitored a new attack by ISIS members on positions of regime forces in the Syrian desert, targeting posts in Al-Khwailiyah village in eastern Homs desert.

No casualties have been reported so far, marking the fourth attack waged by ISIS fighters in less than 30 hours.

During the past hours, SOHR activists documented that five regime soldiers and their affiliated militias had been shot dead by ISIS cells in Deir Ezzor and Al-Raqqah deserts.

Yesterday, SOHR activists documented the death of three regime soldiers, who were shot dead by ISIS cells during the ongoing clashes in Al-Bishri desert at the administrative borders between Deir Ezzor and Al-Raqqa, raising the number of regime soldiers and their loyal militias killed to five during the last 12 hours. They were killed by ISIS cells in Deir Ezzor and Al-Raqqah deserts.

Syrian Observatory sources had reported that two regime soldiers and militiamen were killed, and ten others wounded in an attack carried out by ISIS cells on positions of the “17th Division” of regime army and “Al-Qatarji” militia in the vicinity of Al-Kharatah oil field in western Deir Ezzor desert.

Source: SOHR