The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

The “Islamic State” advances in al-Sina’aa neighborhood in Deir Ezzor and Arab groups-leaders in the organization killed

Deir Ezzor Province: The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights was informed by reliable sources that 2 leaders of groups in the “Islamic state” (one is Saudi citizen and the other a Libyan) were killed during clashes against the regime forces in Deir Ezzor a day before yesterday, while warplanes renewed the bombing on areas in the city of Deir Ezzor, the aerial raids targeted areas in the neighborhoods of Khasarat, Kanamat and al-Ardi and the vicinity of Hussein mosque and near the park in al-Hamidiyyeh neighborhood, but no information about casualties so far, amid continued clashes between the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them against the “Islamic State” in the neighborhoods of Rasafa and al-Sena’aa, where the organization managed to advance in the neighborhood of al-Sena’aa, and clashes were accompanied by mutual exchange of shelling and targeting between both parties, where the “Islamic state” managed to control the shops in al-Sena’aa neighborhood in Deir Ezzor, after a violent attack carried out by the organization and started by a member from the organization detonating himself in a booby trapped vehicle, followed by violent clashes against the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them, and the violent clashes and the detonating of the booby trapped vehicle have killed and injured more than 20 members from the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them, in addition to killing 9 members from the organization.