The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

More than 65 ISIS leaders are located east of Euphrates and the fate of over 800 detainees by the organization is unknown

Deir Ezzor province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored the stop of clashes between the Syria Democratic Forces supported by the International Coalition, and between the “Islamic State” organization, in areas in the enclave that still under the control of the Organization in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, where this stop of military operations in the area comes after the Syria Democratic Forces were able to tighten the grip more and more on members of the “Islamic State” organization in the towns of Shafa, Hajin and al-Susah, while it is expected for the military operations to continue in order to control the 3 towns and expel the organization out of them, except in the event of the surrender of the organization’s members after clamping down on them.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights obtained information from reliable sources reported that there are more than 65 first-rank commanders of the “Islamic State” organization in Hajin town in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, the majority of them are of Iraqi nationality in addition to foreign nationalities, and the sources have also reported to the Syrian Observatory that there are more than 800 detainees of the “Islamic State” organization in Hajin town, their fate is unknown until the moment.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published 2 days ago, on Sunday morning, that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights received information from several reliable sources, confirming that military operations at the time of their launch against the last enclave the “Islamic State” organization in the east bank of Euphrates River, starting with rocket shelling by the French and American forces on sites and areas controlled by ISIS, in a prelude for the ground attack which YPG intended to carry out, and when controlling the area the Kurdish forces will carry out sweep operations, then joint Arab and Kurdish Forces of SDF will settle in the area, protect and secure it after expelling the organization from it.

The past 24 hours witnessed advancement operation by the Syria Democratic Forces with the support of French and American forces, where they controlled a strategic hill near al-Baghuz Foqani area, after violent clashes between SDF and ISIS, amid exchange of targeting in the clash areas between both parties, and rocket shelling on the areas controlled by the organization during the last night’s hours.