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Voiceover by Harold Hoover
The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) Tiger Forces have repelled an ISIS counter-attack at the Sukhna-Deir Ezzor highway and established full control over the Sohlah area following intense fighting with terrorists.
Government troops entered the Sholah and Kobajjep areas last weekend. However, the SAA gained full control over these sites only on Monday after all ISIS counter-attacks had been repelled.
At the same time, intense fighting continued between Kharratah fields and the 137th Brigade Base where the Tiger Forces established a link to the part of Deir Ezzor controlled by the Republican Guard.
The Russian Aerospace Forces have increased airstrikes against ISIS terrorists in and near Deir Ezzor city.
On Monday, Russian warplanes conducted over 80 combat sorties, destroyed 2 battle tanks, 3 infantry fighting vehicles, 10 weapon equipped vehicles, and killed over 70 ISIS members.
Two Russian military servicemen were killed as a result of ISIS mortar shelling in the Syrian province of Deir Ezzor, the ministry also said on Monday.
The ministry added that the servicemen were escorting the motor convoy of the Russian center for reconciliation. No information of when the incident took place was provided.
Local sources from Deir Ezzor province report about increased Russian military involvement in the ongoing anti-ISIS operation on the ground. Russian Special Operations Forces troops actively participate in battles against ISIS as forward air controllers, ATGM operators, and military advisers.
Some experts link the major SAA gains against ISIS in central Syria with the increased Russian involvement.
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) killed 1,244 ISIS members and destroyed 28 car bombs in clashes in the city of Raqqah in August, the Kurdish People’s Defence Units (YPG) claimed in a statement describing recent achievements.
The YPG added that the SDF also destroyed “a workshop for improvised mines, a factory for the preparation of bomb-laden vehicles, 3 military vehicles, downed a drone, and discovered 3 underground tunnels. Only 101 Kurdish fighters were allegedly killed during the clashes. However, this number is likely an overestimate ISIS casualties and an underestimate of SDF casualties.
Last weekend, the SDF re-captured Moroor district from ISIS in the southern part of Raqqah. Now, it is able to focus on battling ISIS in the city center.
lots more on southfront, including vid of kalbr missiles heading to Deir ez Zor, sputnik articles too………sott.net via facebook russiatruth reporting on russia closing the sky for USA and Israel……
Long live Syria ! The lifting of the siege of Deir Ezzor has been officially confirmed.
Long line of trucks on Palmyra-DZ highway with food and medicine and even more trucks with military gear waiting to enter DZ.
Not much time to celebrate as Euphrates has to be crossed urgently to secure left bank to protect DZ from artillery fire and liberate the many oil fields in DZ’s vicinity.
ISIS collapse will accelerate and SAA and allies will push harder than ever. Long live Syria !
33 minute film re the seige of Deir ez Zor
“This movie is a plea for salvation of Deir Ez Zor. ANNA News has been raising this issue since December 2015. We made 6 trips to the besieged city and had four of our reporters injured. We saw unbearable sufferings, starvation and terror, but also glimpses of hope and desperate courage of its inhabitants.On June 22-23, we sent this documentary and our covering letters to the Western leaders: Donald Trump, Emmanuel Macron, Angela Merkel, Pope Francis. Afterwards we had some private screenings and discussions with experts and journalists.
We are glad to know that the basic theses of our letters were eventually backed by Macron’s statements and G20 resolution. As soon as the G20 summit had ended, we sent requests for help for the citizens of besieged Deir Ez Zor again. The words of support were received, but in practice the task of city liberation was solely carried by the Syrian army and Russian Air Force.
We were there when ISIS threatened to slaughter Deir Ez Zor population. We were there when the city water station was bombed. We were there and filmed everything we saw. And now, in this movie, we are presenting to you our previously unpublished material with great sympathy for the heroic city of Deir Ez Zor.”
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Nice video clip showing when the defenders of Deir Ezzor meet the incoming soldiers breaking the siege.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P13ejDGFvHY
Time for a toast
BREAKING: Explosion near a stadium in Syria’s so-called rebel heartland kills and wounds many
September 6, 2017 – Fort Russ News – Paul Antonopoulos
http://www.fort-russ.com/2017/09/breaking-explosion-near-stadium-in.html
Idlib is still to be dealt with-somehow.