Syrian desert | Russian and regime jets execute over 50 airstrikes in 24 hours

Syrian Observatory sources have reported that Russian jets have executed nearly 50 strikes in the past 24 hours, targeting ISIS positions in the Syrian desert, while regime jets executed four other strikes on the same positions. Today’s airstrikes coincided with attacks and ambushes by ISIS, as SOHR sources reported earlier today a new surprise attack by ISIS members on regime positions near Al-Taym oil field, about 13 km to the south of Deir Ezzor city, where fierce clashes, accompanied by exchange of fire,  took place between the two sides, amid confirmed reports of casualties on both sides.

Yesterday, SOHR sources said that fierce clashes continued on several frontlines within the Aleppo-Hama-Al-Raqqah triangle in the Syrian desert, between the Islamic State members on the one hand, and regime forces and loyal militias on the other, in a new surprise attack by ISIS on regime positions in the east of Hama. The clashes were accompanied by exchange of fire between ISIS and regime forces. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights had documented fatalities in this attack, where 19 regime soldiers and loyal militiamen were killed, including 11 militiamen of the local brigade of “Al-Baqir”.