The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

Sheikh of a clan close to SDF mysteriously killed in the northern countryside of Raqqah

Al-Raqqah Province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights documented the killing of a Sheikh of a clan close to the Syria Democratic Forces in mysterious circumstances, where his body was found inside his home in al-Ali Bajelyeh village north of al-Raqqah city, and a rifle was placed on the body at dawn on Tuesday, sources told the Syrian Observatory that this incident may be have been caused by him while he was tampering with his weapon while he was cleaning it, where the Sheikh Obaid al-Hassan occupied many positions in the self-administration, the Syria Democratic Forces, and the Civil Council in al-Raqqah, and he is considered the sheikh of al-Bu Assaf clan in al-Raqqah Province, and had a prominent role in working with the International Coalition and the Syria Democratic Forces for more  than one year, and the Syrian Observatory published on the 29th of June 2019 that an explosion shook al-Shuhayl town in the eastern sector of Deir countryside, it was caused by the explosion of a an IED in a vehicle belongs to the Syria Democratic Forces in the town, but no information about casualties yet, and the Syrian Observatory published on the 27th of June 2019 that the Syrian Observatory learned that fighters from “Hajin Regiment” of the Syria Democratic Forces slaughtered a member of the “Islamic State” Organization’s cells and hung it on one of the squares in Hajin city in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, where the body belongs to the member who killed the commander of Hajin Regiment after a raid by the commander of the regiment accompanied by his escorts on a house in which an ISIS cell is located, where the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights received new information, where the raid took place after the commander of Hajin Regiment received information from the uncle of one of the members of the cell, and when the force arrived at the house; that member opened fire of his machinegun which killed the Regiment’s commander, the uncle of the member, and SDF members, also that member and another member of Arab nationality were killed.

The Syrian Observatory published this afternoon that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights learned that a new targeting process targeted a commander of the Syria Democratic Forces in Deir Ezzor Province, in the context of the continuous attacks and targeting by the “Islamic State” cells which are active in the province, and in the details obtained by the Syrian Observatory: snipers of ISIS cells positioned in a house at Hajin city targeted the commander of Hajin Regiment of the SDFF and his escorts, which killed him and 4 of his escorts, followed by clashes between SDF members and members of the cell, after which several members of the cell were killed and others were arrested, and the sources told the Syrian Observatory that members of Hajin Regiment along with the city’s residents roamed with one of the bodies of the cell in the streets of Hajin.

And with the fall of more casualties, it rose to 308 fighters, civilians, oil workers, and officials in service parties, the number of people killed in areas within the 4 provinces of Aleppo, Deir Ezzor, Al-Raqqah and Al-Hasakah, in addition to Manbij area in the northeast of Aleppo Province, which is controlled by the Syria Democratic Forces, where the Syrian Observatory monitored these cells assassinating 83 civilians including a woman in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, al-Hasakah countryside, al-Raqqah city and countryside, and Manbij area, in addition to the assassination of 221 fighters of the Syria Democratic Forces including local leaders in the same areas, and 4 members of International Coalition were killed, also the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights Human monitored the injury of tens of people due to these assassinations.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published yesterday that the Syrian Observatory learned that the anti-terrorist forces carried out several raids in Abu al-Nitel village at the northern countryside of Deir Ezzor after midnight of yesterday, and arrested at least 4 people, and sources from the anti-terror forces informed the Syrian Observatory that they surrounded a house where a cell of the “Islamic State” organization was located in a house in the village, and members from the cell opened fire at the anti-terror forces which prompted the latter to blow up the house, killing 6 members of the cell and arresting the rest who are about 7 members, also at least 4 members of the anti-terror forces were injured, also, the owner of the house is in Saudi Arabia and ISIS members stormed it and positioned in it, and the Syrian Observatory published yesterday that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored a general strike of commercial shops in al-Busayrah city at the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, exception the furnaces, against the backdrop of the stealing that took place yesterday, where masked men in a car belongs to the SDF opened fire on a motorcycle that was drove by a goldsmith and his nephew which injured the latter, they also stole gold from them before they flee in al-Busayrah market, and people of the area demands SDF to reveal the identities of the perpetrators, while the Syrian Observatory monitored warplanes of the International Coalition flew at low altitude over al-Busayrah city and they broke the sound barrier, which caused horror among people, and the Syrian Observatory published yesterday that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights learned that 4 masked gunmen riding a car belongs to the Syria Democratic Forces shot 2 people riding a motorcycle at the market of al-Busayrah city in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, which injured at least one person, and the Syrian Observatory published on the 21st of June 2019 that chaos accompanied by insecurity continue in the Syria Democratic Forces’ controlled areas in the east Euphrates area, amid continue security operation by the SDF and the International Coalition to limit them, where the Syrian Observatory monitored mine explosion in a car of the Syria Democratic Forces in al-Busayrah city in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, but no information about casualties, while gunmen believed to be of cells of the organization attacked a military point in Theban town at the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor on Thursday, but no information about casualties, while the Syrian Observatory documented the death of a security personnel of cells of the “Islamic State” Organization in a joint operation carried out by a force of the SDF and the International Coalition in al-Shuhayl, where the Syrian Observatory published yesterday that the Syria Democratic Forces and the US forces raided a house in which a cell of the “Islamic State” organization was present near the carpet factory in al-Shuhayl town in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, they carried out the raid with a cover from helicopters of the Coalition and with the overflight of warplanes of the Coalition, and the Syrian Observatory learned that those who were in the house started shooting fire on the raiding force, which injured an SDF member, followed by clashes between both parties that cause the injury of one of the cell’s members before SDF was able to arrest him with another member of the cell and the owner of the house in which they were in, while the third member of the cell managed to escape and entered a house inhabited by displaced people in the area, and the Syria Democratic Forces raided the house that house as well and severely beat the man who inhabited it, but the wanted person was able to escape again, while 2 displaced people from al-Baghuz town were injured by bullets of SDF members who surrounded the area while they were headed to the furnace, the Syrian Observatory also learned that the warplanes dropped unknown objects believed to be heat balloons, in addition to using heavy machineguns to target the house in which the cell was present, also a member of the International Coalition was injured during the raid and information about his death, and the Syrian Observatory published on Wednesday that a military force of the Syria Democratic Forces has raided river crossings in Al-Shuhayl town on the eastern banks of the Euphrates River, through which smuggling operations take place towards Bakrus village which is under the control of the regime forces, on the other bank of the Euphrates River, and in the details obtained by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights; members of the SDF engaged in clashes against several smugglers while trying to smuggle some cattle towards the controlled areas of the regime, where crossfire took place between both parties leaving 3 smugglers wounded, while the gunmen of the SDF managed to confiscate some of the cattle, and the Syrian Observatory published today, Wednesday the 19th of June 2019, that a large force of the Syria Democratic Forces raided al-Shuhayl town in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor at dawn on Wednesday, under a protection from helicopters of the International Coalition, where they raided a house of one of the arms dealers in the town, but SDF were unable to arrest him and he fled before they arrived, while his cousin who lives next to him was arrested, and the Syrian Observatory published yesterday that against the backdrop of the armed fighting witnessed in a village in the northern countryside of Deir Ezzor between Buferio clan against the tribes of al-Bujamil and al-Ekydat on the 10th of June 2019, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights learned that a military force of the Syria Democratic Forces has raided the villages of al-Namliyyeh and Abu Nitel in the northern countryside of Deir Ezzor, after encircling the villages from all sides, in search for weapons, and in the details obtained by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights; the SDF managed to arrest several tribal gunmen and to confiscate a large amount of individual machineguns that belong to them within al-Namliyyeh and Abu Nitel villages north of Deir Ezzor, and the Syrian Observatory published today that a large force of the Syria Democratic Forces entered Abu al-Nitel village in the northern countryside of Deir Ezzor, amid massive operation of raids in the village, where this comes in the context of continuous security operation by the SDF, and in the same context, a joint force of the Syria Democratic Forces and the International Coalition raided Shwihan village north of Deir Ezzor city with a cover of 3 US helicopters, where an airdrop operation took place from one of the helicopters, and they arrested 11 of the displaced people from Marat village in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor.

And the Syrian Observatory published on the 14th of June 2019 that the operation of the Syria Democratic Forces continue against the cells of the “Islamic State” in their controlled areas east of Euphrates, in a continuous effort by them to control the chaos and insecurity that prevails their areas, where the Syrian Observatory learned that SDF members of with the aerial support from the International Coalition carried out a raid in al-Raqqah city after intelligence information, where they were able to arrest 7 of ISIS cells and confiscated weapons and ammunitions, and the Syrian Observatory published yesterday night that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights learned that the sound of 3 explosions were heard in Al-Raqqah city which is under the control of the Syria Democratic Forces, and in the details obtained by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights; the first explosion took place near Al-Ferdaws Mosque, the second explosion took place near Al-Mashahadani Hospital, while the third one took place inside one of the coffee shops near Al-Rasheed Park, without information about human losses, the SOHR also learned that al-Nukhba Forces of the SDF and with the participation of the International Coalition’s forces, have raided a headquarter of a cell belongs to the “Islamic State” organization in Harat Al-Badw area in Al-Raqqah city, sources confirmed to the SOHR that the (suicidal bomber who blew himself up with a booby trapped vehicle in the area of Al-Na’im Roundabout on the 1st of June 2019, in which he was killed and resulted in the killing of 17 persons including 10 citizens and 7 fighters within the SDF, in addition to the injury of tens others some of whom are in serious conditions) is linked to this cell, and this operation resulted in arresting a Saudi commander of the organization and other ISIS members of the Syrian nationality, also a fighter of al-Nukhba Forces was killed in this operation.

And the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published on the 13th of June 2019 that a large military force of the Syria Democratic forces supported by 3 International Coalition helicopters; raided after midnight of yesterday al-Latwa area in Thiban town in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, where they demanded residents of the area via loudspeakers to stay in their homes, where they demanded specific names to get out of their homes and surrender themselves, and this operation lasted for about 2 hours and several people were arrested, but the Syrian Observatory was unable to document the number of arrested people, and the Syrian Observatory published yesterday that 2 members of the “Islamic State” Organization were killed while they were trying to plant an explosive device on the road of al-Omar oilfield at the east bank of Euphrates River within Deir Ezzor Province, and in the details obtained by the Syrian Observatory: the 2 members joined the ranks of the Syria Democratic Forces earlier, after settling their situation, them they worked within the sleeper cells of the “Islamic State”, which are active in areas controlled by SDF in Deir Ezzor, and the Syrian Observatory published on Wednesday, the 12th of June 2019 that the “Islamic State” organization announced the killing of a member of the Syria Democratic Forces of Zerr village in the countryside of Deir Ezzor, after abducting him about one week ago, while an IED exploded in a car belongs to the Syria Democratic Forces in Abu Hardoub village in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, which killed 2 of the Syria Democratic Forces and injured others, and with the fall of more casualties, it rose to 309 fighters, civilians, oil workers, and officials in service parties, the number of people killed in areas within the 4 provinces of Aleppo, Deir Ezzor, Al-Raqqah and Al-Hasakah, in addition to Manbij area in the northeast of Aleppo Province, which is controlled by the Syria Democratic Forces, where the Syrian Observatory monitored these cells assassinating 84 civilians including 2 women and 3 children in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, al-Hasakah countryside, al-Raqqah city and countryside, and Manbij area, in addition to the assassination of 221 fighters of the Syria Democratic Forces including local leaders in the same areas, and 4 members of International Coalition were killed, also the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights Human monitored the injury of tens of people due to these assassinations.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published on the 19th of May 2019 that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored a new assassination in the Syria Democratic Forces’ controlled areas east Deir Ezzor, where unidentified gunmen shot at a man who is a member of SDF’s Deir Ezzor Legislative Council in the middle of Thiban town’s market in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, which killed him immediately.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published hours ago that the towns and villages of Tayyana, al-Shannan, and Darnaj in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor; witnessed raid operations by the Syria Democratic Forces within the 5th day of their security operation in their controlled areas in Deir Ezzor countryside, in search of weapons, ammunition, and cells belong to the “Islamic State” Organization, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights learned that the Syria Democratic Forces arrested about 7 people and took them to an unknown destination, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published on the 17th May 2019 that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored the continuation of the major security operation by the Syria Democratic Forces, all over their controlled areas within Deir Ezzor Province for the 3rd consecutive day, where the Syrian Observatory monitored large-scale raids carried out by the SDF within towns and villages of Deir Ezzor countryside, in search of weapons, ammunition, and cells belong to the “Islamic State” organization, and the Syrian Observatory learned that the SDF managed to arrest more than 40 of the ISIS cells and other wanted people.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published on the 16th of May 2019 that the major security operation of the Syria Democratic Forces continues its second consecutive day in their controlled areas in Deir Ezzor province, after the huge columns that were brought yesterday evening of the vehicles, armored vehicles, and thousands of fighters for this operation, which mainly aim to control security and reduce the chaos and insecurity through pursuing cells that belong to the “Islamic State” Organization and other people wanted for SDF, in addition to raiding areas and sites searching for weapons and ammunition, and the Syrian Observatory published yesterday that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored a shooting incident carried out by an unidentified man in the market of Darnaj village in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, where he opened fire at a people gathering in the area which killed 3 of them including a member of the public relations for the legislation council of SDF in Deir Ezzor, the targeting also injured others, which may raise the death toll, and with the fall of more casualties, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published on Wednesday that The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published hours ago that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights learned that the Syria Democratic Forces brought military columns to their controlled areas in Deir Ezzor Province, to launch a new 5-day security operation in search of cells of the “Islamic State” Organization and other wanted people, in the light of the chaos and insecurity in the Syria Democratic Forces’ controlled areas east of Euphrates, where the Syrian Observatory monitored the Syria Democratic Forces during late hours of the night carrying out raids and searches in the villages of Abu al-Nitel and al-Sajar within the northern sector of Deir Ezzor countryside, looking for wanted and cells of the “Islamic State” Organization in addition to weapons and ammunition, where many houses and shops were raided but no information about arrests yet.