Ongoing clashes in the town of Gharanij in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor and people were killed in mine explosions near Gharanij

Deir Ezzor province – The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights:: two children were killed in a mine explosion in the town of Abu Hamam, located in the east of the Euphrates River, in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, while the clashes continue at a violent pace between the SDF against members of ISIS in areas in the town of Gharanij in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, causing material damage, and no information about causalities.

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.