About 3000 fighters of the special tasks and al-Sh’aytat Clan spread with hundreds of others east of Euphrates and the Coalition intensifies its bombardment of the ISIS-enclave as new arms shipment arrives

Deir Ezzor Province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: as the military preparations for the last battle against the “Islamic State” Organization east of Euphrates continue, the Syrian Observatory learned that the International Coalition warplanes have carried out intensive bombardment since before midnight of yesterday until dawn of today, Wednesday, targeting positions of the “Islamic State” Organization in its remaining enclave on the east banks of Euphrates River in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, then the frequency of bombardment returned to be sporadic, but no information about casualties until the moment. These raids come in the framework of the preliminary strikes to disperse the ranks of the Organization, while the Syrian Observatory monitored the arrival of more fighters of YPG special task forces as well as fighters of the Syria Democratic Forces, where the Observatory learned that the number of arrived fighters reached about 700 fighters, in conjunction with the spread of more From 2000 fighters of al-Sh’aytat clan, against whom mass and individual massacres o-f hundreds of clan members were committed in the east of Euphrates before its control of the area, and the Syrian Observatory also learned from reliable sources that a new shipment of weapons arrived in Syrian territory after being brought by the Coalition coming from the border crossing with the Kurdistan area of Iraq.

The Syrian Observatory published last night that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights learned that the International Coalition’s warplanes carried out strikes today evening on the contact lines of the “Islamic State” organization with the Syria Democratic Forces, at the outskirts of the enclave which is controlled by the organization east of the Euphrates River, without information about casualties so far, along with the ongoing preparations by the International Coalition and the SDF for starting the final military operation against the organization in the east of the Euphrates, with the aim of ending the presence of the organization as a dominating power from the entire area of the Euphrates’ east, and the continued preparation comes after the arrival of 100 members at least of the SDF fighters, where they entered the area of the front surrounding the organization’s enclave on the eastern bank of the Euphrates River, after the entry of 500 fighters of the YPG Special Task Forces, as well as the deployment of more than 2000 fighters of the people of Sh’aytat clan, with hundreds of other fighters in the vicinity of the enclave that the organization controls, within the ongoing preparations for starting the military operation with the purpose of ending the presence of the organization from the area, and imposing full control over the area of the east of the Euphrates, and the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights learned that members of the “Islamic State” organization have carried out an attack targeting posts of the SDF in the desert of Deir Ezzor countryside, near the contact lines with the organization, which pushed the International Coalition’s warplane to bomb the area where they killed more than 9 members of the organization by their airstrikes, after clashes that took place between members of the organization against the Syria Democratic Forces.

While the Syrian Observatory published hours ago, that preparations are still underway in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, to launch the military operation by the International Coalition and the Syria Democratic Forces. And the Syria Observatory for Human Rights monitored calm in the perimeter of the enclave controlled by the “Islamic State” Organization on the east bank of Euphrates River, which extends from Hajin to the Syrian-Iraqi border, where several intersected sources confirmed the explosions were heard in the last hours in the same enclave; caused by successive strikes by the International Coalition targeting al-Shafa area which is controlled by the Organization, which caused material damage but no information about casualties has been received yet, and the Syrian Observatory also monitored an intensive movement of helicopters in the area between al-Omar Field and the frontlines with the Organization, where sources told the Syrian Observatory that the intensive movement of helicopters is a transfer of ammunition, military, and logistic equipment to launch the battle, which preparations are accelerating with the arrival of hundreds of fighters from the Kurdish special forces since Sunday until now, coincided with the spread of thousands of fighters on the lines corresponding to the main towns and along the border strip.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published this morning that the Syria Democratic continues Forces continue their mobilization and arranging of their forces, where the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored them bringing more than 500 members of the special forces who have high combat experience in the last 48 hours (of YPG and Women Protection Units), to the perimeter of the last enclave of the “Islamic State” Organization east of Euphrates River, as part of the preparations for the final battle against the Organization which is expected to begin in the coming hours, also the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights in addition to monitoring the process of bringing the special forces; it monitored the deployment of thousands of fighters of the Syria Democratic Forces in the vicinity of the ISIS-controlled enclave, as well as preparations in al-Tank oilfield, amid large military preparations along with bringing machinery, ammunition, and military equipment to launch the battle once more and end the existence the Organization in the last enclave east of Euphrates, which extends from Hajin town to the Syrian-Iraqi border, and includes al-Baghuz al-Foqani, al-Baghuz al-Tahtani, al-Shajla, al-Marashdah, al-Susah, Sha’afah, Bobadran, al-Buhasan and Hajin, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored shelling during the past hours by the Syria Democratic Forces and the International Coalition, targeted areas in the ISIS-controlled enclave, in an attempt to disperse the Organization’s ranks before the attack on the area begins, while reliable sources confirmed to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights that the car that transported the 4 ISIS members on board to the last enclave of the Organization, returned without knowing what is inside it, and the sources believed that releasing the four ISIS captives by SDF that took place between yesterday afternoon and the sunset of the same day; had taken place in exchange for the release of prisoners and abductees by the “Islamic State” Organization, also the Syria Democratic Forces have engaged fighters with high experience in the battles, of who had fought in violent clashes against ISIS before the battle of al-Raqqah, Ayn al-Arab, and others in an attempt to accelerate the end of the Organization’s presence in the area, and the Syrian Observatory published yesterday evening, Monday, that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored a column of the Syria Democratic Forces heading to the contact areas with the “Islamic State” organization within the last enclave it controls in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, and sources informed the SOHR that 4 ISIS captives of those who were captured by the SDF previously during the military operations in the area, were in vehicles of the column and they were blindfolded and handcuffed, where it is expected that an exchange process will be carried out between the organization and the SDF in the area, in the same context, preparations are still underway by the Syria Democratic Forces through mobilizing their forces and rearrange their ranks, in order to start a final and inclusive military operations against the “Islamic State” organization at the eastern banks of the Euphrates River, in order to end the presence of the organization there.