Syrian army fully liberates DeirEzzor city from ISIS

The Syrian Arab Army has declared the entire DeirEzzor city fully liberated after the last positions of ISIS in it were eliminated.

 

The Syrian Arab Army has declared the entire DeirEzzor city fully liberated after the last positions of ISIS in it were eliminated.

“Units of the Syrian Arab Armyhave accomplished the mission of fully liberating DeirEzzor city from ISIS terrorist organization,” a military source said on Friday.

Large numbers of ISIS terrorists, including leaders, were killed and their weapons and equipment were destroyed, the source affirmed, noting that the army units and supporting forces have seized ISIS munitions depots in the city.

After assuming full control of the city, the army’s engineering units embarked on sweeping the streets, roads, squares and buildings in the liberated neighborhoods to remove unexploded ordnance (bombs, mines and explosive devices) left behind by ISIS terrorists in the area.