The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

The battles continue between the Lebanese Hezbollah and the regime forces against ISIS in Rif Dimashq Desert southwest of the Coalition base in al-Tanf

Rif Dimashq Province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: the military operations of the regime forces, their allies, and the Lebanese Hezbollah continue against the “Islamic State” organization in Rif Dimashq at the administrative border of al-Suwaidaa countryside, where the violent clashes continue between both parties in Tlul al-Safa area, accompanied by continuous rocket shelling in renewed attempts by the regime forces, the Lebanese Hezbollah, and the loyal gunmen to achieve new advancement and force the organization to surrender, where the regime forces are attempting to go deep to the depth of Tlul al-Safa area, to clamp down on the “Islamic State” Organization which controls the area, where the regime forces intensify the shelling every now and then and carry out surprise attacks, in which they advance and control new sites, and the violent clashes between both parties coincide with exchange of targeting in the clash areas, where the shelling and clashes caused more casualties.

Where the Syrian Observatory documenting yesterday that it rose to at least 238, the number of ISIS members who have been killed in the bombings, shelling and clashes since the 25th of July 2018, while at least 117 members of the regime forces and gunmen loyal to them were killed in the same period, also the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights documented since the attack of ISIS in Al-Suwaidaa countryside on the 25th of July 2018, the death of about 142 citizens including 38 women and children, in addition to the killing of 116 people, the majority of whom were of the gunmen villagers who carried the gun to repel the organization’s attack, and a 19-year-old boy was executed by ISIS after being kidnapped along with about 30 others, and a woman died when she was held by ISIS in conditions that still vague so far.