The revenge for the oil and loss by ISIS continues in Deir Ezzor through a new attack targets an SDF-controlled village north of Deir Ezzor

Deir Ezzor Province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: the Syrian Observatory monitored explosions and gunfire during the hours of last night in the northern countryside of Deir Ezzor, and in the details obtained by the Syrian Observatory: clashes took place between the members of the Syria Democratic Forces against members of cells belong to the “Islamic State” Organization, in al-Nmilah area in the northern countryside of Deir Ezzor, where the Syrian Observatory monitored explosions shook the village and caused confirmed casualties in the ranks of both parties, along with bringing Military reinforcements by the Syria Democratic Forces to the area, in an attempt to control the situation again, this new attack comes within the continuation of the Organization’s retaliation for its loss east of Euphrates and in Deir Ezzor Province in particular, and its loss for the oil which was its main source of money within the Syrian territory.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published yesterday that ISIS operations of the retaliation and revenge continue, for its loss of the its posts and controlled areas in the east of the Euphrates River, and in its west, after threats that it directed to those who deal with the regime forces and the Syria Democratic Forces, where the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored that unidentified gunmen believed to be cells of the “Islamic State” organization, targeted last night, a column of the SDF in Al-Hariji area, in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, while the column was heading from Al-Suwar area towards Al-Omar Oilfield, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored that the unidentified gunmen targeted vehicles within the column, using shoulder-fired launchers, which caused substantial material damage, amid confirmed information about the fall of human losses in the ranks of the SDF, then the attackers fled, and sweeping processes by members of the SDF took place in the vicinity of the area in an attempt to arrest the perpetrators of the attack.

The Syrian Observatory monitored yesterday the 1st of September 2018, that the body of a former member in the ranks of the “Islamic State” organization was found in the outskirts of Abriha village which is located in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, where the body of the fighter who is descended from the same village, was found with marks of torture and gunfire on it, and the reliable sources confirmed to the Syrian Observatory that the former fighter had his situation settled with the Syria Democratic Forces, while the Syrian Observatory obtained information about a targeting operation by unidentified gunmen to a patrol of the SDF, in the southern countryside of Al-Hasakah, near Ajajah area, and the SOHR also monitored a killing process targeted 2 members at least of the SDF, in the area of Al-Tabqa in the western countryside of Al-Raqqah, thus, the revenge operations for losing the east of the Euphrates and the oil, are continuing, by the organization which threatened the east and west of the Euphrates to revenge for its loss, from those who deal with the SDF or the regime forces and their allies, in the east and west of the Euphrates River, the Syrian Observatory also monitored an attack by groups of the organization on the area of Al-Be’er Al-Azraq, in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, after which violent clashes took place between the attackers against the members of SDF, amid heavy bombardment by the International Coalition’s warplanes, on positions of the organization and the vicinity of the oilfield, amid confirmed human losses in the ranks of the both parties.

and the SOHR published on the 31st of August 2018, the information it obtained from several reliable sources, confirming that tens of volunteers east of Euphrates have left the ranks of the forces working in conscription within the Syria Democratic Forces’ controlled areas, and in the details obtained by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: tens of volunteers in the Self-Defense Forces which consists of forcibly recruited forces, volunteer, and administrators have voided their contracts with these forces, fearing retaliation by the ISIS-affiliated cells, which began with leaflets distributed in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, on the 19th of August 2018 in al-Zerr village east of Deir Ezzor, and the reliable sources confirmed to the Syrian Observatory that the people who volunteered in the self-defense duty and worked on different tasks, with a contract of 23 months and a salary of 115,000 Syrian pounds, in exchange for dismissing some of them at the same time of the self-defense duty, have voided their contracts and stayed in their homes, fearing assassination by the “Islamic State” organization, which threatened the regime and its loyal gunmen and the Syria Democratic Forces, to “take revenge” of them and all who deal with them especially in the oil business.

The Syrian Observatory published on Friday morning, the 31st of August 2018 that the “Islamic State” organization distributing leaflets inside a village in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, as part of movements of these cells in areas controlled by the Syria Democratic Forces, and in the details obtained by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: members of ISIS cells hanged leaflets in al-Sabha village in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, threatening to “Qisas ” of all dealers with Syria Democratic Forces and the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them in the oil field, in a renew of threat operations by the organization by the same way in the last 2 weeks, while reliable sources confirmed to the Syrian Observatory that the countryside of Deir Ezzor is witnessing a large presence of former members of the “Islamic State” organization, some of whom claimed that they retired fighting and left the organization, and then returned to deal with the organization as “sleeper cells”, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also monitored during the past days that the “Islamic State” Organization continues through its cells east of Euphrates River carrying out more reprisal operations, “in retaliation for the loss of oil and the east of Euphrates”, where the sources confirmed that the organization and since its distribution of leaflets in cities and towns controlled by the Syria Democratic Forces in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor; has been carrying out sporadic bombings, shootings, and attacks in scattered areas east of Euphrates, like assassination attempts against members of the Syria Democratic Forces and the Self-Defense Forces, and those who cooperate with and deal with the Syria Democratic Forces in the oil trade, where the retaliations were attacks on shops, cafes, cigarette shops, and clothing shops, and the local sources of the Syrian Observatory confirmed that members of the sleeper cells of the Organization are planting the organization’s banners and flags in towns and villages in the countryside of Deir Ezzor, and in order for the banner to be planted for as long as possible with the purpose of “angering the people”, ISIS mines the banners so that the citizens cannot approach them until they are dismantled by Syria Democratic Forces, ISIS also targets by using shoulder-mounted missiles.

The Syrian Observatory also published on the 21st of August 2018, that the organization is moving through its sleeper cells in cities, towns and villages controlled by the SDF, through leaflets threatening and warning against dealing with the regime or SDF, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored that unidentified gunmen, of the cells of the “Islamic State” organization, sticking leaflets in Al-Busayrah town which is located in the east of the Euphrates River, in the eastern sector of Deir Ezzor countryside, warning against dealing with “the Nusayry regime and atheist Kurds”, and the circulation which was stuck on walls in Al-Busayrah, warned those who deal with them, that “they will be punished”, and this is the second incident within the organization’s avenge in the east of the Euphrates River, after its control in Deir Ezzor province was confined in an enclave located on the Eastern bank of the Euphrates River, and in scattered enclaves in Deir Ezzor Desert, and the Syrian Observatory published two days ago, that it monitored the “Islamic State” organization distributing paper leaflets and sticking them in al-Zerr village under the control of the Syria Democratic Forces east of Euphrates River in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, the leaflets bear a circulation from the organization in “al-Khair State”, it says:

“” We all know that the oil wells that are under the power of the Caliphate or are in their close proximity are the property of the Islamic State and their incomes go to all Muslims, therefore, those who dare to steal or fight who are in charge of them by force shall be sorry, and they will be dealt with in a powerful and firm manner in accordance with the Sharia of the Lord of the World, and those who were seduced by the devil and become one of the slaves of the atheist Kurds guarding their wells with arms and contributing to the development of their economy; we believe that it is a form of the blasphemy-leading loyalty and we will kill whomever we can of them, so we recommend repentance and return to ALLAH, before the regret becomes useless.”, and this threat came in the wake of the retreats by the “Islamic State” organization in the eastern Euphrates, where the organization only controls an enclave stretching from Hajin to al-Baghuz on the eastern banks of Euphrates River in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, also the organization still remain as sleeper cells in a separate areas in the countryside Deir Ezzor and its Desert west of Euphrates.