Contents tagged with Mayadin
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As sand storm covers Der ez-Zor, ISIS launches offensive on Syrian forces
According to reports, ISIS forces have approached the city of Mayadin from the south and have entered the suburbs of the city.
While Syrian forces supported by the Russian military are fully engaged in the fight for Der ez-Zor, ISIS chose to attack in Mayadin. It’s the fighters of Hezbollah and Afghan Liwa Fatemiyoun who are trying to repel ISIS attacks in Mayadin.
Due to a sand storm, in conditions of poor visibility, the air support is minimal.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights ( …
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In a major blow to Assad’s regime US-allied forces capture the major oil deposit in Syria
SDF (Syrian Democratic Forces) forces supported by the US have taken under their control the al-Omar oil field in the east of Syria.
It is reported that the SDF units supported by the US-led coalition air strikes drove the Islamic State militants out of the oil field. The oil deposit was the main source of income for ISIS. The al-Omar oil field is located on the eastern shore of the Euphrates, near the border with Iraq.
On October 14, the Syrian government army with the support of the Russian …