In less than a month … casualties of about 600 of the “Islamic State” organization and the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them in the Syrian Desert

The regime forces almost to besiege the “Islamic State” organization in thousands of kilometers in the Syrian Desert.

 

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights learned that violent clashes are taking place between the “Islamic State” organization on one hand, and the regime forces and gunmen loyal to them of Syrian, Lebanese, Iraqi, Afghan and Palestinian nationalists on the other, in areas in the north and east of the desert of Al-Sukhnah city in the eastern countryside of Homs and near the outskirts of the northern area of Wahat Al-Kum in the administrative triangle border between Al-Raqqah, Homs and Deir Ezzor, follwing the aerial landing carried out by the regime forces with an aerial cover of Russian helicopters and warplanesin the area of Al-Kun which also enabled them to penetrate into the borders of Homs province from the north-eastern side, clashes are also taking place between the both parties on several areas in the eastern countryside of Hama, the clashes accompanied by intensive air strikes of Russian warplanes and the regime’s warplanes and their intensive and continuous shelling on the clash areas as well as the missile shelling and the exchange of targeting between the both parties, the regime forces are seeking through these clashes in areas mentioned above, to penetrate more and decrease areas controlled by the organization one by one where they approached to besiege completely on thousands of kilometers controlled by the “Islamic State” organization in the provinces of Homs and Hama, while the organization seeks fiercely to avoid this siege in by defending its positions and carrying out counter-attacks against the regime forces to show its abilities to attack.

These continuous violent clashes which are accompanied by aerial and missile shelling as well as explosions resulted in more casualties between the both parties, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights documented since the 17th of July 2017, the date of ending the presence of the “Islamic State” organization by the regime forces in the western section of the southern countryside of Al-Raqqah, and until today the 13th of August 2017, the increase of casualties in the ranks of the regime forces and members of the organization, the number of members of the regime forces, the Palestinian Liwa’ Al-Quds and the Palestinian Al- Galilee Forces and militiamen loyal to the regime forces of Syrian and non-Syrian nationalities, who were killed during that period, increased to 264 members at least, during the explosions, shelling and clashes against the organization, including 42 officers with different ranks, while the number of the members of the “Islamic State” organization whose death was documented by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights during the same period, also increased to 321 members at least, including local and field leaders and at least 16 of who exploded themselves by explosive belts and booby trapped vehicles, the shelling and clashes also resulted in injuring dozens members in the ranks of the both parties with varying degrees of severity.

that 25 members at least of the “Islamic State” organization were killed and others were injured during the aerial landing carried out by the regime forces with an aerial cover of Russian helicopters and warplanes, on the north of Wahat Al-Kum area in the administrative triangle between Al-Raqqah, Homs and Deir Ezzor, following the intensive shelling and violent clashes that took place between the members of the “Islamic State” organization on one hand, and the members of the regime forces and gunmen loyal to them of Syrian and non-Syrian nationalities on the other, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also documented the killing of six members at least of the regime forces and gunmen loyal to them one of them is a commander, where the regime forces managed during this operation to penetrate into the borders of the province of Homs, and approach to besiege completely on thousands of kilometers controlled by the “Islamic State” organization in the provinces of Homs and Hama.

And the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published on Saturday the 12th of August 2017 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.