Counteroffensive using booby trapped vehicles by ISIS targets Gharanij town east of Euphrates
Deir Ezzor Province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: explosions shook the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, caused by an attack by the “Islamic State” organization on areas in Gharanij town, which is controlled mostly by the Syria Democratic Forces, where the organization detonated 2 booby trapped vehicles at least, the clashes were accompanied by violent explosion between both parties on areas in the town, amidst exchange of targeting on the contact and clash areas between them, also the organization targeted by a drone areas in Abu Hammam town (which ISIS lost weeks ago). The targeting injured 2 persons.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights 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.