17 killed... Outcome of clashes between Damascus government and ISIS today

Clashes between ISIS mercenaries and Damascus government forces on Friday resulted in the killing of 17 elements of both sides in two separate attacks; one in Al-Mayadin desert in Deir Ezzor countryside and the other in Sukhna desert in the eastern countryside of Homs.

4 June, 2021 09:35

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At dawn today, ISIS mercenaries launched an attack on sites and points of the Damascus government forces and its loyal groups in Fayda Ibn Muwayna area within Al-Mayadin desert in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor. As a result, clashes erupted, in which the Damascus government forces used missile-propelled grenades in an attempt to repel the attack.

According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the clashes resulted in killing five elements of the Damascus government forces and their affiliated groups, in addition to killing two ISIS mercenaries.

While the Observatory documented the killing of 7 elements of the Damascus government forces, including an officer with the rank of brigadier, in a surprise attack by ISIS mercenaries in Sukhna desert, located in the easternmost countryside of Homs near the administrative border with Deir Ezzor.

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