DEIR EZZOR, Aug. 28 (MNA) – Army units destroyed a mortar position and killed scores of ISIL terrorists in the eastern Deir Ezzor, a military source said on Sunday.

The source explained that the army members defending Deir Ezzor military airport killed Sunday morning all members of an ISIL-linked terrorist group that infiltrated towards the airport.

Other army units carried out intensive operations against positions of ISIL terrorists in al-Orfi neighborhood and the villages of Hweijet Sakr and al-Bugheiliyeh in the eastern and western countryside of Deir Ezzor.

15 terrorists were killed in the operations, in addition to destroying a mortar position and a number of the vehicles, according to the source.

Meanwhile, SANA reporter said that an army unit foiled an attack by ISIL terrorists on military posts in al-Ommal neighborhood, killing a number of them and injuring others.

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