The regime forces continue their operations in al-Sukhnah desert to advance in more areas

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights learned that violent clashes are still taking place between the regime forces and their militiamen loyal to them of Syrian and non-Syrian against members of the “Islamic State” organization in areas in the eastern and western countryside of al-Sukhnah, amid continued shelling by the regime forces on the clash area, in which they advanced and control hills in the area, in attempt to secure al-Sukhnah. The warplanes also carried out more airstrikes on the clash areas and the organization-held areas in the desert of al-Sukhnah, and there is preliminary information on human losses in the ranks of both parties.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published hours ago that it learned that the regime forces managed to go deep into the administrative borders of the northeastern countryside of Homs, coming from the southern countryside of al-Raqqa, where the regime forces go deep into a distance of about 15 km and managed to control the villages of Al-Kadeer, Kharbet Makman and nearby wells near Wahet Al-Koum area which is still controlled by the “Islamic State” organization. The regime forces entered the administrative border of Homs coming from al-Raqqa for the first time since the 14th of July 2017, where they managed to control oil wells and fields in the far northeast of Homs.

This advancement, which was achieved by the regime forces through their attack from their positions at the triangle area of al-Raqqa – Homs – Deir Ezzor administrative border, allowed the regime forces to reduce the remaining distance in the countryside of Homs between their forces advancing from al-Raqqa – Deir Ezzor administrative border area and their  forces stationed in the city of al-Sokhna, which also are trying to achieve significant advancement and control more areas, so that the distance between both forces of the regime is about 35 km, and if the regime forces managed to advance in the area and control this remaining area and their forces managed  to meet each other, the “Islamic State” organization will be besieged in thousands of kilometers extending from this advancement line to the south of Athriya road passing through oil fields and wells, the eastern countryside of Hama to al-Shumaria Mountains area in the northeastern countryside of Homs, and the countryside of Jub al-Jerah which is about 50 km from the city of Homs, and the clashes and an exchange of shelling caused human losses in the ranks of both parties including a military commander of a group of Tiger Forces led by Brigadier of the regime forces Suhail al-Hassan.