As ISIS continues its preparations to start a massive attack west of Euphrates, a new attack by a group of its members targets the Iranian and regime forces with their allies

Deir Ezzor province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: the eastern sector of Deir Ezzor countryside west of Euphrates River is witnessing the continuation of military operations and attacks, where the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring renewed attacks carried out by the members of the “Islamic State” organization on sites of the regime forces, the Iranian forces, and the militias loyal to them of Syrian and non-Syrian nationalities in the Desert of al-Bokamal city, which is located in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, accompanied by exchange of shelling and targeting  along with several explosions that shook the area, amid confirmed information about casualties in the ranks of both parties of the fight, where ISIS is trying to inflict the largest possible human loss among the Iranian forces and the regime along with their allies and disperse them.

The Syrian Observatory published on Sunday, the 17th of June, 2018, that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights obtained information from several reliable sources that preparations are under way for a large-scale military operation in Deir Ezzor Desert; within the eastern sector of the Province west of Euphrates River, and in the details obtained by the Syrian Observatory: the “Islamic State” organization is mobilizing its members and vehicles in the area between al-Bokamal and al-Mayadin at the west Banks of Euphrates river, in conjunction with another mobilization in the area between al-Bokamal and the 2nd Station (T2), where the “Islamic State” organization is preparing for a violent attack against the regime forces, Iranian forces, the Lebanese Hezbollah and the gunmen loyal to them of Syrian and non-Syrian nationalities.

Reliable sources confirmed to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights that the preparations comes after the “Islamic State” organization was able to seize large quantities of weapons, ammunition, and equipment during its attacks against the regime forces and their allies west of Euphrates River, al-Bokamal city, and the 2nd Station, and after hundreds of its members were able to cross Euphrates River from its east bank to its west bank, where reliable sources confirmed to the Syrian Observatory that these preparations coincide with apprehension among the Iranian forces that the “Islamic State” organization may able to close their most important strategic road; the road of Tehran – Beirut road, which led the battles of its opening with control of the Abu Kamal the commander of al-Quds Legion the prominent Iranian general Qasim Soleimani in late 2017.

The Iranian fear comes from the control of al-Bokamal and closing the road of Tehran – Beirut, after the absence of Russian warplanes in supporting the Iranians and non-Syrian gunmen loyal to the regime in their operations, and also not supporting them in repelling the organization’s attacks which have escalated since May 22nd, 2018, and the Syrian Observatory also published about 24 hours ago that positions of the “Islamic State” organization in the west of the Euphrates River, within the deserts of Deir Ezzor and Homs, are witnessing movements by the organization and alertness by its members, and the sources suggested that the organization will carry out new offensives against the regime forces and their allies of Iranian forces and gunmen loyal to them of Syrian and non-Syrian nationalities, in their positions in the vicinity of the cities, towns and villages which are located in the west of the Euphrates River, about 48 hours after the last offensive carried out by members of the organization on Al-Mayadin Desert, where the organization seeks to exhaust the regime, distract it and inflict the greatest number of casualties.

The Syrian Observatory published on Tuesday, that reliable sources confirmed to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights that the regime forces are continuing with their allies of Syrian and non-Syrian nationalities, to bring military reinforcements to the Syrian Desert, where the regime forces brought again tens of military vehicles carrying equipment, weapons and ammunition as well as hundreds of members of the regime forces and their allies of Syrian and non-Syrian nationalities, and the sources confirmed to the Syrian Observatory that the bringing of these reinforcements comes in an attempt by the regime forces to fortify their positions and strengthen their presence in the Syrian Desert, for fear of a mass offensive that may be carried out by the “Islamic State” organization against them in the deserts of Homs and Deir Ezzor, in an attempt to expand its control over the enclaves that are under its control, and to revive its areas of control on the Syrian territory, in the wake of the attacks which are carried out either by the regime forces and their allies, or by the Syria Democratic Forces and the International Coalition through its American, Italian, French and European forces, where the organization which is located in the triangle of Al-Sukhnah – Jabal Abu Rajeem – Al-Tibah in the west of Palmyra – Al-Sukhnah – Deir Ezzor Road, is seeking to expand its control even more amid successive preparations carried out by the organization to expand the scope of its attacks.

And the Syrian Observatory documented the death of 257 members of the regime forces and the militiamen loyal to them of Syrian and non-Syrian nationalities, 2 of them were executed and 9 of them are of the Russian Forces, during clashes and confrontations accompanied by detonating members of the “Islamic State” organization for themselves using booby trapped vehicle and explosive belts in the clash sites, also the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights documented the death of 147 members of the organization in these clashes, which have been carried out out-of-a-sudden in the eastern countryside of Homs and Deir Ezzor since the 22nd of May 2018, the date of ISIS exit from the south of Damascus, until today, the 11th of June 2018, within 1301, the number of deaths of both parties who have been documented by the Syrian Observatory, in the provinces of Damascus, Deir Ezzor and Homs, where it rose to 782, the number of members of the regime forces and the militiamen loyal to them who were killed in clashes in al-Bokamal Desert, the countryside of Deir Ezzor, south of the capital Damascus and the eastern outskirts of Homs, where 2 thirds of them were killed in the south of Damascus, also it rose to 519 at least, the number of members of the “Islamic State” organization who were killed in the same battles, since the recovery of the Organization on the 13th of March 2018, also tens of others of both parties were killed and the death toll is expected to rise because there are some people in critical situation, in addition to the presence of missing members and captives in the ranks of the both parties.