Battle to defeat terrorism progresses despite mines

AHMAD SAMIR – ODAY AL-AHMAD / DEIR EZ-ZOR

The final stage of al-Jazeera Tempest campaign in the name of is the "Battle to defeat terrorism" led by Syrian Democratic Forces, with the aim of eliminating the remnants of mercenaries in the countryside of Deir ez-Zor, including Hajin the strategic town, the important stronghold of mercenaries.

The clashes between the SDF fighters and IS mercenaries, since Sunday evening until Monday morning in the axis of al-Sousa, and used in the clashes light weapons and heavy, while SDF face the sources of attacks.

Al-Bagouz axis where the Syrian Democratic Forces fighters are located 2 km on the village of al-Marasheda, east of al-Sousa town. The village where the fighters advance is important because the east bank of the Euphrates is surrounded by three sides and adjacent to al-Sousa town.

On the fighting axis at the last pocket of ISIS, the mercenaries launched an attack on some sites of the fighters of the Syrian Democratic Forces, who are achieving more victories in the region where the mercenaries are in the axis of al-Sousa, in a pursuit of mercenaries to repel the progress of fighters by detonating car bombs, and carry out suicide bombings with bombing belts and launching guided missiles at the positions of liberated areas.

We were accompanied with the SDF fighters to the contact lines with the mercenaries in al-Sousa axis, while the fighters were preparing to strike the IS mercenaries with mortars.

The fighters say that the mercenaries bomb their positions, which we have liberated from the sunrise. “We will bomb the sources from which the fire comes in response," while other fighters were waiting for darkness to enter al-Sousa town.

SDF fighters routed the dens of IS mercenaries in al-Sousa axis with a number of mortar shells, in response to the bombing of the fighters' positions by the mercenaries.

The fighter Hussein al Doushka said "We are at the gates of al-Sousa town. We are preparing to move towards al-Sousse to break into it".

Using mines and mines as a weapon against us

Hussein confirmed" the mercenaries can no longer face our progress, so they resorted to another tactic: the use of mines and bombs as a weapon to impede our progress, the mercenaries have turned the area into a minefield, and their practices are not obstacle to our progress.

"We are now moving away from the positions of mercenaries and the line of contact is about 1 km. There were clashes between us and the enemy. We liberated some of the points where they were stationed, and about 1.5 km is remained to enter the town center."

He pointed out that they are preparing to enter it.

Maintaining the lives of civilians

"The town of al-Sousa is empty of civilians, and they are stationed in both the towns of al-Shafa and Hajin. The sites of civilians are well known, so we did not and will not bomb them, either by aircraft, mortar, and guns, as our people and siblings are besieged in these areas. "

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ANHA