(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 11 regime troops killed by Daesh (ISIS) in eastern Deir Ezzor province, local media unit said on Monday.
Furat (Euphrates) Post news site said five of the slain soldiers were killed in landmine explosion inside the displaced houses. Activists said regime army and allied militias used to loot the deserted houses, such a greedy act pushed ISIS to plant mines inside the houses.
Amaq news agency said more 20 U.S.-backed fighters were also killed in clashes with ISIS in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor.
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) which declared victory in its assault in Deir Ezzor still face resistance by ISIS fighters who still control an array of villages east of the Euphrates river that bisects the oil-rich province.
The Assad army and SDF have pushed Islamic State from much of the country’s north and east. The borders of ISIS has shrinked in Syria and Iraq to be a small pockets after fall of Raqqa, the de facto capital, Deir Ezzor and Albu Kamal.
Zaman A Wasl
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