The International Coalition Forces shell Hajin by a number of shells along with their preparations for the military operation against ISIS last enclave at the eastern bank of the Euphrates River

Deir Ezzor Province – The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored shelling which targeted the enclave which is controlled by the “Islamic State” organization, and in the details obtained by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights; the International Coalition Forces fired 8 mortar shells targeting the controlled areas of the organization in Hajin area and its vicinity, at the eastern banks of the Euphrates River, and the SOHR published last night, that it monitored clashes between members of the Syria Democratic forces against a group believed to be of the members of the “Islamic State” organization, in areas in the vicinity of Al-Tayyanah in the eastern sector of Deir Ezzor countryside, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights learned that the fighting was concentrated in the vicinity of Al-B’er Al-Asfar area in the area of Al-Tayyanah desert, opposite al-Quriyah town, in the east of the Euphrates River, and the fighting came as a result of an attack by members of the organization on the area, while the clashes are still continuing between the both parties, amid information about surrounding a group of members of the SDF of who are located in the area by the members of the organization, also there is information about human losses in the ranks of the both parties, and the SOHR also monitored the sound of a violent explosion which rocked Hajin area, which was coincided with the break out of fire in the vicinity of the area, and neither the reasons of the explosion nor the reasons of the break out of fire are known until now, and this explosion is coincided with the flight of International Coalition’s warplanes over the area.

This attack, which was caused by infiltration by members of the organization to the area, is coincided with preparations that are underway for a military operation by the SDF and the International Coalition, against the organization in Hajin area and ISIS last enclave at the eastern bank of the Euphrates River, in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, where the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published last night, that it monitored that the International Coalition and the Syria Democratic Forces carried out rocket shelling by more than 35 rocket shells on places in Hajin town which is controlled by the “Islamic State” organization at the eastern bank of the Euphrates River, in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, and no information was reported yet about casualties, the SOHR also monitored yesterday, Thursday, that it obtained information from reliable sources, who confirmed to the observatory that the International Coalition Forces and the Syria Democratic Forces are making preparations again to start a military operation on the east banks of Euphrates river, against the “Islamic State” organization, which is present in several towns and villages extending from Hajin area to the Syrian – Iraqi border on the east bank of Euphrates river, where this is considered the last enclave in which the organization is present in this bank of the river, the sources added that preparations are underway by bringing more military reinforcements and preparing the vehicles, artillery, rocket launchers, and medium and heavy machine guns, where it is expected for this military operation to start in the coming days towards the ISIS-controlled area of Hajin, in an attempt by the International Coalition and the Syria Democratic Forces to control the area after they failed to do so earlier, due to the desperate fighting by the organization to repel the attacks against it.