المرصد السوري لحقوق الانسان
The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

The Syria Democratic Forces control the last town of ISIS in Al-Hasaka Province and start sweeping it

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights learned that the Syria Democratic Forces who leading the “Jazeera Storm” Operation supported by the International Coalition were able to advance in the far southern countryside of Al-Hasakah, and took control of Markadah town, which used to be the last town controlled by the “Islamic State” organization in Al-Hasaka Province, and with this, the organization loses its presence in the entire towns of the southern countryside of Al-Hasakah, and now ISIS controls only villages, farms and hills in the southern countryside of the Hasakah.

Reliable sources confirmed to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights that the Syria Democratic Forces started sweeping the town of Markadah, searching for pockets or members of the “Islamic State” organization in Markadah town, which witnessed during the past few days shelling by Syria Democratic Forces and bombing by the International Coalition warplanes, which caused the death of members from the organization, also fighter of the Syria Democratic Forces were killed in the same clashes, where the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published hours ago that clashes continue violently in the eastern banks of Khabur River in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor near al-Busayrah area, in which the clashes between the Syria Democratic Forces supported by the International Coalition against members of the “Islamic State” organization are concentrated, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights learned that the “Jazeera Storm” Operation Forces were able to achieve a wide advancement and controlled al-Sabkha village at the eastern bank of the Euphrates River, coincided with advancing in several villages on the banks of the Euphrates River, where the Syria Democratic Forces seek to control more areas and reduce the size of areas controlled by the “Islamic State” organization.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published that the  the Syria Democratic Forces are trying to achieve more advancement in the area and reduce the size of areas controlled by the “Islamic State” organization east of Euphrates River, and the Syrian Observatory learned that the Syria Democratic Forces were able to advance in the area and control sites and areas used to be controlled by the organization, while the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights received confirmed information about the arrival of large military reinforcements to Syria Democratic Forces, in preparations for the battle of controlling the entire east of Euphrates.

It is noteworthy that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published on Friday the 8th of September 2017, that It is noteworthy that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published on Friday the 8th of September 2017, that a large military operation will be carried out in the next hours led by Deir Ezzor Military Council of the Syria Democratic Forces, and supported by the International Coalition warplanes and the US Special Forces, in which the military operation aims to control the area extended from the southern countryside of Al-Shaddadi which is located in the south of Al-Hasakah province, to the eastern banks of the Euphrates River, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published that it obtained information from reliable sources that it is expected for a military operation to start during the next few days in the southern countryside of Al-Hasakah, which is connected to Deir Ezzor countryside and to the eastern banks of the Euphrates River, where reliable sources confirmed to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights that Deir Ezzor Military Council of the Syria Democratic Forces is preparing to start a large military operation that aims to end the presence of the “Islamic State” organization in the rest of Al-Hasakah province and in the countryside of Deir Ezzor east of the Euphrates River, the sources confirmed to the SOHR that Deir Ezzor Military Council will lead the military operation from two main points; one of them starts from the southern countryside of Al-Shaddadi, and the other one starts from the northwestern countryside of Deir Ezzor towards the eastern bank of the Euphrates River, which is known as “Al-Jazeera line” along the river, while US Special Forces arrived to the area to participate in this military operation which is supported by the International Coalition, and reliable sources confirmed to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights on the 25th of August 2017 that coordination took place with Deir Ezzor Military Council in order to start simultaneous military operations, in which Deir Ezzor Military Council from the north-western countryside of Deir Ezzor, and from the southern countryside of Al-Hasakah will start these operations towards the north of Deir Ezzor, and the sources confirmed that this division in the scope of operations came according to the clans’ concentrations in the area, in which Deir Ezzor Military Council with its allied forces will start from areas where the sons of the clan fighters of Deir Ezzor Military Council are concentrated.

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