The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

Deir ez-Zor desert | Three Russian jets strike ISIS positions, as cells attack regime forces’ positions

SOHR sources have monitored three Russian fighter jets striking ISIS positions in Al-Rusafa desert in Deir ez-Zor countryside, coinciding with an attack by ISIS members on positions of regime forces and loyalists in the same area, amid confirmed reports of casualties.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has monitored a new attack by Islamic State cells, targeting posts and positions of regime forces and loyalists in Al-Sukhna desert, east of Homs.

The attack coincided with intensive Russian airstrikes on ISIS positions in the area, and other areas at the Hama-Aleppo-Raqqah triangle in the desert, amid confirmed reports of casualties.

Yesterday, SOHR activists reported ongoing military operations in the Syrian desert, as fierce clashes are underway in Aleppo-Hama-Al-Raqqah triangle between regime forces and ISIS. The clashes coincided with frequent flights by Russian fighter jets, executing intensive airstrikes on ISIS positions in the region.