SDF dealt IS harsh blows in Hejin

DEIR EZ-ZOR

The media center of SDF issued on Saturday a statement to the public opinion, disclosing the outcome of the last 24 hours of the battle to defeat terrorism that is considered the last stage of al-Jazeera Tempest campaign that aims at liberating the last strongholds of IS mercenaries east of the Euphrates.

The statement included,

1- Baguz axis: IS terrorists tried to launch an attack on the points of our forces with heavy weapons and booby-trapped vehicles as they attacked with 3 booby-trapped vehicles, but our forces repelled them and managed to blast one of the vehicles and strike that other which in the result blasted before reaching their aims. In the result of the pressure caused by the explosion, two of our fighters got wounded. Moreover, the third vehicle was blasted by the Global Coalition’s aircraft.

In addition, fierce clashes erupted between our forces and the elements of IS terrorist organization as they resulted in killing 8 terrorists. Moreover, our forces withdrew tactically from one of the points and IS mercenaries penetrated into the point; then, the Global Coalition’s aircraft intervened and killed everybody were inside the point. After that, our fighters managed to install other 3 points in addition to the point from which they withdrew.

Our forces advanced 1 km in this axis after fierce clashes that lasted for an hour. After that, our fighters managed to set up 9 points. Furthermore, the Coalition’s aircrafts destroyed an ammunition depository and two vehicles that belong to the mercenaries in addition to destroying two booby-trapped vehicles and killing an IS Amir.

A mine blasted at one of our fighters and led to wounding him.

2- Hejin axis: Our forces clashed with elements of IS who were fortified in the trenches as two of them tried to blast themselves among our fighters, but our fighters managed to hit them so that their explosive belts exploded away from our fighters.

In the result, our fighters closed the trenches in which the mercenaries used to fortify and combed the area. During the combing operation, two mines blasted inside the houses and did not cause any damage, while our forces seized a Dushka of 12.5 caliber and 2 Kalashnikovs.

Furthermore, our forces significantly progressed in this axis and combed a number of houses in addition to installing other 5 points.

Due to the intensity of the mines planted by IS, our forces progressed cautiously as the machineries for blasting the mines blasted 13 mines in the area.

3- The outcome of the clashes and battles on all exes:

The number of the killed in the ranks of the terrorists: 31 terrorists.

The raids of the Global Coalition’s aircrafts: 15 raids.

The number of mines blasted: 16 mines.

The weapons seized by our fighters: 1 Dushka of 12.5 caliber and 2 Kalashnikovs.

The points that were set up: 17 points.

The losses of the terrorists: A mortar cannon, 2 depots of ammunition, 5 booby-trapped vehicles, 2 cars and a trench were destroyed.

The number of our fighters’ wounded: 3 wounded.

D.H

ANHA