Continuous clashes on the western banks of the Euphrates River with renewed shelling leaves casualties

Deir Ezzor Province – The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: warplanes whose identity wasn’t known if they were Russian, bombed last night areas in Hatla town in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, which resulted in the death of some people and the injury of others, a man was also died from Al-Mayadin city affected by the injury he had by bombing by warplanes on areas in the city previously, a man and his aunt were also killed after being shot by a sniper of the regime forces yesterday, while the regime forces shelled areas in the eastern banks of the Euphrates River in the north-eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor after the midnight of Monday – Tuesday, and no information about injuries was reported, a child was also killed in Al-Husseiniyah village in Deir Ezzor countryside, after being shot by a sniper of the regime forces from the bank of the Euphrates River which is opposite the city, while the violent clashes are continuing between the regime forces supported by militiamen loyal to them of Syrian and non-Syrian nationalities on one hand, and the members of the “Islamic State” organization on the other, in the north-western countryside of Deir Ezzor at the western banks of the river, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published yesterday that members of the organization are continuing to fight desperately to retake the control of the area which the regime forces clamped down on it greatly, after they besieged the organization in side Deir Ezzor city, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also learned that the “Islamic State” organization carried out a suicidal operation targeted the advanced group of the regime forces which crossed the river to the eastern banks of the city, where the suicidal bomber targeted the advanced group in Marrat area, which caused casualties and injuries in the ranks of the regime forces, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published hours ago that the violent clashes are still taking place between the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them of Syrian and non-Syrian nationalities on one hand, and the members of the “Islamic State” organization on the other, in the outskirts of Hawija Sakr, after the organization fought desperately to retake the control of the area which the regime forces clamped down on it greatly, after they besieged the organization in side Deir Ezzor city, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights observed that the regime forces managed to increase their scope of control in Deir Ezzor city, thus, the area of their control in the city reaches 74.8% of the area of the city, while the scope of control of the organization minimized to 25.2% of area of Deir Ezzor city, and the regime forces are preparing after they brought military reinforcements during the past days to a military operation which will enable them to force the organization to withdraw from the city, and impose their control on the neighborhoods of Deir Ezzor city, where the scope of control is divided between the organization and the regime forces, in which ISIS controls Jam’eyyat Al-Zohur and Al-Jorah and Al-Qosur neighborhoods and Hawija Sakr and parts of Al-Rashdiyah and Al-Hwiqa neighborhoods and parts of Al-Jabilah and Al-Mowazzafin neighborhoods which form the biggest besieged bloc in the city and which is located in the north-western section of the city, and Harabesh and Al-Tahtoh neighborhoods and parts of Al-Rasafa neighborhood in the north-eastern section of the city, while ISIS controls Al-Sena’aa, Al-Hemaydiah, Al-Ommal, Al-Mataar Al-Qadeem and Al-Arfy, while it shares the control of Al-Rashdiyah, Al-Hwiqa, Al-Jabilah, Al-Mowazzafin and Al-Rasafa.