The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

Tens of casualties in the ranks of the regime forces and their allies and the organization in the attacks of the later in Homs and Deir Ezzor countryside to exhaust a confuse its opponents

Although the presence of the “Islamic State” organization was ended in the west of the Euphrates River, on the 6th of November 2017, groups of its fighters are still continuing to confuse the regime forces and their allies, by carrying out infiltrations and surprising attack, within Deir Ezzor desert and the vicinity of Hmimeh area in the far of the north-eastern countryside of Homs, in conjunction with the attacks on areas in the eastern desert of Al-Sukhnah, in which the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored during the past 48 hours, attacks on areas in the south-eastern desert of Deir Ezzor and areas in the eastern countryside of Homs, in attempts by the organization to cause the largest number of casualties in the ranks of the regime forces and the armed militiamen loyal to them of Syrian, Arab and Asian nationalities.

The Syrian Observatory documented during the past 48 hours, the death of tens of members in the ranks of the both parties, in which 13 members at least of the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them of Syrian and non-Syrian nationalities were killed, while 18 members at least of the organization were killed in these clashes, some of whom detonated themselves by explosive belts, while other members of the both parties were injured with varying severity.

And the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published yesterday that about 3% of Syrian land area is still under the control of the “Islamic State” Organization, which is about 5600 km² of the Syrian area, where the organization is located in the southern section of the capital, Damascus, in large parts of Yarmouk camp and in parts of al-Tadamon neighborhood, and in wide areas of al-Hajar al-Aswad , also the organization is located in the eastern Desert of al-Sukhnah city in the eastern countryside of Homs, while the organization is located in the northern countryside of Hama in the villages of ( al-Wabid al-Qebli, Mweileh Abu Hadib, Mweileh Sawarnah, Abu Ajwa, Anbaz, Abu Hayyah, Rasm Al-Ahmar, Abu Hilal, Abu Hiriq, Abu Kusour, Ma’saran, Atshanah, Abyan, Jubb Zriqa, Srouj, Shiha, Alya, Abu Marrow, Abu Khandeq, Al-Wastiyah, Samiriyeh, Rasm Al-Skaf, Jannat al-Sawarnah, Tawal al-Dabbaghin, Jadidah and Talhan), and the organization is also located in Deir Ezzor Province in 18 villages and towns on the east banks of Euphrates, which are Darnaj, Swidan Jazira, al-Jerthi, Abu Hardoub, al-Kashkiyyeh, Abu Hamam, Gharanij, Jadlah, al-Bahra, Hajin, Abu al-Khatir, Abu al-Hassan, Sha’afah, Susah, Marashdah, al-Shajla, al-Keshkiyah, Al-Baghuz, also the organization exists also in the part located in the northeastern countryside of Deir Ezzor which is connected to the southern countryside of Al-Hasakah, and includes: Tal al-Mnakh, Om Haffur, al-Rimat, Fakkah al-Tarraf, Fakkah al-Shwaykh, al-Hessu, al-Bawardi, al-Dshishiyah and serval scattered villages in Tal al-Jayer area, in addition to al-Bajari Desert near al-Suwar Desert which includes the administrative borders between Deir Ezzor and Al-Hasakah.

Most of the areas that are still under the control of the “Islamic State” organization are witnessing a quiet situation in terms of clashes between the regime forces and the militiamen loyal to them of Syrian and non-Syrian nationalities, against members of the organization, like what is happening in the northeastern countryside of Hama and in the capital Damascus, while the east  banks of Euphrates River is witnessing violent clashes between the Syria Democratic Forces supported by warplanes of International Coalition as well as the recently-joined Russian warplanes which are supporting the operations of the Syria Democratic Forces on the east Bank of Euphrates River, while the front of the southern countryside of Al-Hasakah and the adjacent part from it to the northeastern countryside of Deir Ezzor is witnessing airstrikes every now and then, also eastern fronts of al-Sukhnah are witnessing an aerial bombardments and skirmishes between the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them against members of the “Islamic State” organization.