(Zaman Al Wasl)- As Islamic State inflicts humiliating defeats on the Syrian regime forces in the eastern Deir Ezzor province, Damascus has opened an aerial bridge in several airports in Syria, to deliver weapons and troops to backed the recessive forces, sources said.
IIyushin II-76 aircraft, Antonov An-26 aircraft and Iranian military cargo aircrafts type C-130 will all be used on the route with the aim of transporting large numbers of the members of Hezbollah militia and the other Shiite militia to Qamishli airport.
Well-informed sources confirmed that the regime is sending military equipment and different kinds of ammunition to support the regime and auxiliary forces in Deir Ez Zor military airbase and the regime controlled areas.
The move comes after the Islamic State forces launched an extensive attack on the regime locations leading to the regime incurring massive losses. The Islamic State forces have also managed to entrench themselves in regime controlled areas.
In recent days, the forces manage to separate Deir Ezzor airport and the 137th Brigade in al-Thardet Mountain from the regime controlled western area of Deir Ezzor city and the village of al-Baghliya and its surroundings.
The regime has also sent several helicopters (Mi-17) to transport fighters to Qamishli airport to transport the auxiliary militia members from al-Qamishli airport to al-Baghliya area in Deir Ez Zor.
Brigadier General Issam Zaher al-Din, Deir Ezzor military commander, asked Damascus an urgent backup to escape collapse.
On Friday, 10 people, including six o f the same family, were killed in ISIS mortar fire on the regime-controlled district of al-Joura.
Activist Ahmed Ramadan said ISIS had fired more than 200 mortar shells on regime areas this week.
Regime and Russia warplanes killed 6 civilians in al-Mayadin city and al-Hamidiyya neighborhood.
Meanwhile, residents of regime-held areas have expressed fears of massacres as the Islamic State group continues its advance on the city.
Besieged by ISIS since early 2015, the regime-controlled third of Deir Ezzor city is home to an estimated 100,000 people.
Since Saturday, ISIS has steadily advanced in a fresh assault on that part of the city, sparking fears among residents of widespread atrocities.
"Civilians in the city are terrified and anxious, afraid that IS will enter (regime-held parts of) the city since they accuse us of being 'regime thugs'," said Abu Nour, 51.
He spoke by phone from inside the city, roughly one kilometre (less than one mile) from approaching ISIS forces.
Deir Ezzor sits in the oil-rich eastern province of the same name, most of which is controlled by IS.
Abu Nour told AFP that residents were haunted by previous abductions and mass executions carried out by ISIS in the broader province.
"The way they killed them is stuck in people's minds here," he said.
IIyushin II-76 aircraft, Antonov An-26 aircraft and Iranian military cargo aircrafts type C-130 will all be used on the route with the aim of transporting large numbers of the members of Hezbollah militia and the other Shiite militia to Qamishli airport.
Well-informed sources confirmed that the regime is sending military equipment and different kinds of ammunition to support the regime and auxiliary forces in Deir Ez Zor military airbase and the regime controlled areas.
The move comes after the Islamic State forces launched an extensive attack on the regime locations leading to the regime incurring massive losses. The Islamic State forces have also managed to entrench themselves in regime controlled areas.
In recent days, the forces manage to separate Deir Ezzor airport and the 137th Brigade in al-Thardet Mountain from the regime controlled western area of Deir Ezzor city and the village of al-Baghliya and its surroundings.
The regime has also sent several helicopters (Mi-17) to transport fighters to Qamishli airport to transport the auxiliary militia members from al-Qamishli airport to al-Baghliya area in Deir Ez Zor.
Brigadier General Issam Zaher al-Din, Deir Ezzor military commander, asked Damascus an urgent backup to escape collapse.
On Friday, 10 people, including six o f the same family, were killed in ISIS mortar fire on the regime-controlled district of al-Joura.
Activist Ahmed Ramadan said ISIS had fired more than 200 mortar shells on regime areas this week.
Regime and Russia warplanes killed 6 civilians in al-Mayadin city and al-Hamidiyya neighborhood.
Meanwhile, residents of regime-held areas have expressed fears of massacres as the Islamic State group continues its advance on the city.
Besieged by ISIS since early 2015, the regime-controlled third of Deir Ezzor city is home to an estimated 100,000 people.
Since Saturday, ISIS has steadily advanced in a fresh assault on that part of the city, sparking fears among residents of widespread atrocities.
"Civilians in the city are terrified and anxious, afraid that IS will enter (regime-held parts of) the city since they accuse us of being 'regime thugs'," said Abu Nour, 51.
He spoke by phone from inside the city, roughly one kilometre (less than one mile) from approaching ISIS forces.
Deir Ezzor sits in the oil-rich eastern province of the same name, most of which is controlled by IS.
Abu Nour told AFP that residents were haunted by previous abductions and mass executions carried out by ISIS in the broader province.
"The way they killed them is stuck in people's minds here," he said.
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