A Syrian military source announced that the army's sorties targeted ISIL terrorists' gatherings and dens near al-Jafra, in al-Kassarat area and al-Tharda to the south of Deir Ezzor city where many terrorists were killed and their weapons destroyed.
To the southwest of the city, the sorties targeted fortified dens and vehicles of the terrorist organization, killing many of the terrorists in Shola village.
In another related news, Syrian army air force destroyed positions for ISIL terrorists in Tabaret al-Deibeh, Abu Hanaya, Abu Hbeilat and al-Hardaneh in the eastern countryside of Salamiyeh in Hama province, a military source informed media on Sunday.
The source added that the army inflicted heavy losses upon the ISIL in personnel and destroyed their positions which include weapons and machineguns-equipped vehicles.
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