The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

The “Islamic State” organization carries out a violent attack on al-Mayadin city and towns in the Euphrates River’s east bank

Deir Ezzor Province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: the violent clashes continue in areas in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor between the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them of Syrian and non-Syrian nationalities against the “Islamic State” organization, followed by a violent attack carried out by the “Islamic State” organization on al-Mayadin city through its vicinity and outskirts, in addition its attack on areas of Ziban and Khasham, where the Syrian Observatory learned that members were able to advance in the aforementioned areas and forced the regime forces to withdraw from parts of the towns of Ziban and Khasham, and the clashes are accompanied by aerial and rocket shelling and violent explosions that shook the clash areas, which kill and injuries members of both parties, and the regime forces led by Russian forces and supported by the loyalist gunmen of Syrian and non-Syrian nationalities; have managed to control the entire city of Al-Mayadin on the 15th of October, which is located at the western banks of the Euphrates River, in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor .

It worth mentioning that the Syrian Observatory published on Thursday the 19th of October that the regime forces and the militiamen loyal to them of Syrian and non-Syrian nationalities were able to control the entire town of Thiban, located on the eastern bank of the Euphrates River a few kilometers away from al-Omar oilfield, which is the largest oilfield in Syria, this comes after violent clashes against the “Islamic State” organization accompanied by intense and violent shelling, and the clashes now are moved to the outskirts of al-Omar oilfield, the largest oilfield in Syria.