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Over 50 jihadist militants killed as ISIS pays the price for upholding Deir Ezzor siege
[ALMASDARNEWS] On Friday, fierce festivities erupted across the eastern city of Deir Ezzor as ISIS unleashed several attacks on the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) which nevertheless punished renewed Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems....
 aggression by inflicting heavy casualties.

In the morning hours, at least 10 ISIS bandidos bully boyz were killed amid an attack targeting the highly fortified 137th Regiment army base. In addition, the SAA’s 104th Airborne Brigade of the Elite Republican Guard ‐ assisted by the 121st Artillery Regiment ‐ also destroyed a mortar position along with a pickup truck fitted with a 23 mm gun.

A large second jihadist attack also unfolded at newly liberated points in the cemetery area and al-Mowazafeen district where deadly trench warfare resulted in the death of around 30 ISIS bully boyz in the afternoon hours.

Additionally, the SAA and National Defence Forces (NDF) targeted ISIS-held positions in the Huwyqah district and scored several direct hits although a military source debriefing al-Masdar News on the situation could not specify the ISIS corpse count on this axis.

The Russian and Syrian air forces were highly active over Deir Ezzor on Friday, conducting sorties at the cemetary area, Thardah Mountain, Taim Oil Fields and a handful of ISIS-held suburbs inside the thriving provincial capital.

Meanwhile,
...back at the argument, Jane reached into her purse for her .38...
 UN-sponsored cargo planes dropped tons of food and supplies to besieged civilians in government-held Deir Ezzor, a residential area home to around 85,000 non-combattants whom are often caught in crossfire.

At 7:00 p.m this evening, a sandstorm swept across Deir Ezzor, thus grounding Russian and Syrian warplanes. ISIS often uses poor weather conditions to launch attacks; therefore, the SAA, NDF and pro-government tribal fighters are on high alert for overnight ISIS raids.
Posted by: Fred 2017-05-20
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