The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

More than 32 of the regime forces, Russian and clan forces were killed in about 4 days of violent clashes east of Euphrates and the organization wanders with some of their bodies

Deir Ezzor Province, the Syrian Observatory for human Rights: the Syrian Observatory learned the violent clashes are still taking place between the regime forces supported by gunmen loyal to them of Syrian and non-Syrian nationalities, Russian forces and the Clan Forces against members of the “Islamic State” organization, in areas in the eastern banks of the Euphrates River opposite to Deir Ezzor city and its airbase, where the regime forces are trying to achieve more advancement in the area, and the clashes were accompanied by artillery and rocket shelling and airstrikes by Russian and regime warplanes, which caused more casualties in the ranks of both parties, where the Syrian Observatory has documented the increase of number of casualties in the ranks of the regime and gunmen loyal to them of Syrian and non-Syrian nationalities to 32 at least including 3 Russian soldiers, they were killed in counterattacks by the organization and in the detonation of booby-trapped vehicles since the 18th of September 2017, the date of crossing the Euphrates River by the regime forces and the Russian forces using water bridges and boats, also the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights observed members of the organization withdrawing bodies of members of the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them and roaming them in villages and areas under its control, in an attempt by the organization to “prove its  strength and ability to defeat the attackers”.