A massacre of 12 citizens from one family in one of the 5 remaining towns and villages controlled by the “Islamic State” organization in the eastern banks of Euphrates River

Deir Ezzor Province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights learned that warplanes believed to be belong to the International Coalition targeted areas in al-Susah town located in the west of Euphrates River in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, of which the “Islamic State” organization is still controlling at the eastern banks of Euphrates River, where the shelling have caused a massacre and killed 12 persons of one family including 5 children and women at least, and the death toll is expected to rise because there are some people in critical situation, while the clashes continue in the eastern banks of the river between the Syria Democratic Forces against the “Islamic State” organization, after the continuation of  attack by SDF as a part of their operation to end the presence ISIS Organization in the east of Euphrates River, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published today that it monitored the daily military and field developments, in the east of the Euphrates River, in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, where the organization fights desperately to defense its presence in the area, and there are 5 villages and towns are fully controlled by the organization they are: Abu al-Hassan, Sha’afah, Susah, Al-Baghuz, Al-Bobadran and their districts, while there are 3 towns and villages are out of ISIS full control and they are: al-Bahra, Hajin and Gharanij, as the SDF control different parts in these 3 villages and towns, thus there are entire 5 villages and towns as well as parts of other 3 villages and towns still remaining under ISIS control, and the clashes are accompanied by exchange targeting and shelling on the clash areas, through which the SDF are trying to end the presence of the organization in the area, while it is noteworthy that this fighting and shelling which started again in early December 2017, due to a new attack carried out by the forces of “Al-Jazeera Storm” Operation, resulted in a new displacement towards the SDF-held areas and other areas far from the violent shelling and killing, and the SOHR monitored that the displaced people set up camps where they can stay until the end of the fighting or the control of the organization over their areas and towns- from which they have fled- ends.