The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

Tens of citizens flee from the controlled areas in the east of the Euphrates to the controlled areas of the forces of “Jazeera Storm” operation

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights learned that tens of citizens managed to flee from areas controlled by the “Islamic State” organization and reach areas controlled by the Syria Democratic Forces in the north-western countryside of Deir Ezzor, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights learned that this fleeing came with the attempts by tens of families to get out from areas controlled by the organization as a result of intensifying the shelling on these latest areas, in conjunction with the military operations in Deir Ezzor province, where violent clashes are taking place between Deir Ezzor Military Council, the YPG and the US Special Forces on one hand, and the members of the “Islamic State” organization on the other, in the contact areas between the both parties, which extend from the southern countryside of Al-Hasakah to the east of the Euphrates River, where “Jazeera Storm” operation is still being carried out, amid advancement in positions and points used to be controlled by the organization, and the clashes were accompanied by exploding two booby trapped vehicles by the organization which targeted positions of Deir Ezzor Military Council forces and information about confirmed casualties in the ranks of the both parties.

And the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published yesterday that warplanes believed to be belong to the International Coalition targeted during the hours of last night areas in Mazloum village at the eastern banks of the Euphrates River in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, and reliable sources confirmed to the Syrian Observatory that 7 citizens at least were killed as a result of these airstrikes, which also injured people and some of them are still in serious condition, also the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights learned that warplanes believed to belong to the International Coalition targeted the towns of Hatlah and Khasham and other areas in al-ShHil, killing 4 citizens in Khasham and one man in Hatlah, and also injuring a large number of people in these areas, where all of them are located on the eastern banks of the Euphrates river, and these villages and towns are between 4 km and 35 km away from the clashing area between the forces of Deir Ezzor Military Council with YPG and US Special Forces against members of the “Islamic State” organization, in al-Ma’aamel area north of Deir Ezzor city and east of the Euphrates River, in which the “Jazeera Storm” Operation Forces are trying to achieve more advancement in the area, after being able to reach an area about 6 km away of the eastern banks of Euphrates River opposite to Deir Ezzor city.