Surprise attack by ISIS cells | Nine regime soldiers and National Defence Forces killed and more than 20 injured in Deir Ezzor countryside

Gunmen from “ISIS” cells launched a surprise attack, starting from depth of the Syrian desert, targeting positions and gatherings of regime and National Defence forces, in Al-Tebni desert. The attack resulted in the killing of nearly nine regime soldiers and “National Defence” members and the injury of more than 20 others, and information about others, where the clashes continued from yesterday evening until dawn today, before “ISIS” members withdrew from the positions they controlled in the desert of Al-Tebni and Maadan towns, in the western countryside of Deir Ezzor, and their seizure of a “Kia” car with a 57 mm cannon and its ammunition, and destroying three military four-wheel drive “Pickup” trucks.

Yesterday, SOHR reported that ISIS cells attacked military positions of the regime forces in Al-Shaiha area in Al-Tabany Desert western of Deir Ezzor.

On the same context, violent clashes erupted between both parties.
Regime forces brought military reinforcements to the frontlines of the clashes, and fired missile and rockets on the frontlines. However, no casualties were reported.

Earlier that day, one of the guards of the oil convoys from “Al-Qatirji” militia was killed, three others were injured and another was kidnapped, in an armed attack by members of “ISIS”, on the positions of the regime-backed militias in Kasiba field, Al-Mazraah and Al-Kharattah in the southern desert of Deir Ezzor, which led to the eruption of clashes between both sides.

Source » syriahr.com