Within the framework of the “battle to defeat terrorism”, in the last phase of the campaign “Asefat AL-Jazeera” to eliminate the last remnants of the ” Daesh terrorist” in the eastern areas of the Euphrates adjacent to the Iraqi border, SDF are supported by air support and ground by the coalition Forces since the 10 of Last September, fierce battles were waged against the terrorists to liberate the remaining areas of Hajin, AL Sussa and AL-Shaffa and its environs in the eastern countryside of Deir al-Zour
In this context, our forces have been able to achieve great victories during the period from September 11 to October 10, liberating large areas, killing hundreds of “Daesh” terrorists, destroying and appropriating large quantities of Weapons and ammunition, and has been able to thwart a number of suicide attacks carried out by terrorists
The result of the engagements between men and women SDF fighters on the one hand and the terrorists “Daesh” on the other, within a month of the start of the “battle to defeat terrorism” as follows:
Our forces entered 58 times in direct engagements with Daesh terrorists. The coalition carried out/ 215/ air strikes and /17/ artillery strikes. Our forces managed to confirm the killing of /651/ terrorists, /17/of them in the hands of our fighters Were buried According to customs and traditions, while dozens of bodies still dumped between the orchards and in the areas of engagement could not be recovered by our forces because of the abundance of mines.6 terrorists were arrested and our forces managed to liberate an area of 40 kilometers. Our forces established (370) new points, and managed to liberate the villages of “Al-Bagouz, Shuja and strategy Mozan village.
In the midst of the battles with the terrorists, our forces have seized large quantities of weapons and ammunition:
1- 12,5mm Dushka submachine guns (4)
2-12.5 mm Dushka ammunition box(14)
(14) 3- Kalashnikov rifles
4- (7) sprinklers Bkc
5- RPG launchers (7)
6- (15) RPG shells
7- 120mm mortars (7)
8- Mortar shell(268)
9- shot bag (2)
10- 23.5 mm Dushka submachine gun(1)
(16) 11-Dushka shotguns 23.5 mm
12- (1) M16 rifle
13- Kalashnikov shots
14- a reconnaissance aircraft
(26000) 15- rounds of Dushka weapons 12,5
16- rounds by BKC (25000)
17- 120 mm mortar shells (200)
18 – (112) mortar padding
19 Kalashnikovs bullet (5000)
Our forces also destroyed a large number of ISIS weapons and devices, as well as the destruction of a large quantity of ammunition, a number of ammunition depots and stores, and headquarters and gathering points of Daesh:
(6) 1-Mortars
2 – (12) Military vehicles 3 – (11) Weapons and ammunition Stores
4 – (9) Headquarters terrorist leadership 5 – (2) Bunkers for artillery
6- (22) motorbikes bomb
7-(6) Thermal missile launch pad
8- (1) Car bomb treatment plant
9 – (1) Communications center
10 –( 2) reconnaissance planes
11 – 2 bulldozers 12 – (7) tunnels 13 – sites of Daesh (24)
During the course of the combat operations, the terrorists of Daesh attempted to obstruct the advance of our forces by using booby-traps and suicide bombers at times, and by sealing the areas from which they were going out.
The terrorists carried out /37/ attacks against our positions and groupings, including/ 22/ car bombs and/ 6/ Motorcycles bombs, And / 7/ suicide attacks. While our fighters were able to dismantle, neutralize and detonate/ 246 /miscellaneous mines planted by “Daesh” terrorists to disrupt our forces.
Our forces also liberated hundreds of civilians, mostly children and women, and transferred them to the camp, which was built to receive them and provide services and immediate assistance to them, Special units of our forces were also able to free two Yazidit abductees from Shankal’s abductors by a special operation, namely the girl (Enas Rasho), 12 years old, from the town of Khan Sur, and Malko Khader Koti, 40 years old, from Kuju village
/37/ of our fighters rose to the rank of martyrs during heroic battles, In addition to a number of wounded .
SDF. Media Center
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