The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

Regime forces use Chlorine gas to stop ISIS advances in Der-Ezzor military airport

Der-Ezzor province: SOHR was informed that the IS advances in the military airport stopped, during the heavy shelling and bombardment by regime forces, confirmed reports of suffocation cases in ISIS, reports that regime forces used the Chlorine gas during the bombardment. ISIS pulled back from areas in the mount of Der-Ezzor after it was exposed to regime’s heavy bombardment. 68 fighters from ISIS were killed during the past 3 days including 2 French, 1 Tunisian and 33 Syrians . Clashes continue between the two sides in al-Huwayqa neighborhood, reports of losses in both sides.