The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

Airdrop operation | International Coalition kills ISIS commander in Deir Ezzor countryside

Deir Ezzor province: SOHR activists have documented the death of an ISIS commander in Hawy Al-Hawayej region in Hartha in the eastern Deir Ezzor countryside during an SDF security operation, yesterday evening, backed by International Coalition aircraft which executed an airdrop .

The commander was from Al-Mayadeen, leading an ISIS cell in eastern Euphrates area in Deir Ezzor countryside. He became leader of brigade operating in Deir Ezzor airport.

Military forces found weapons and explosive belt while searching the house that the commander hid in.

On December 23, reliable SOHR sources reported that the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) escorted by International Coalition helicopters, conducted raid on Jadeed Okiydat town in east Deir Ezzor and arrested six persons on charges of belonging to ISIS.

While on December 13, The Syrian Observatory obtained new details on a security campaign by the SDF and International Coalition Forces in Al-Busayrah city in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor.

According to SOHR sources, the campaign targeted several suspects accused of “dealing in weapons and belonging to ISIS”