The source told the SANA news agency that a tank, two infantry fighting vehicles and two vehicles equipped with heavy machine guns were destroyed during the clashes.
The province of Deir ez-Zor has a large ISIL presence. Its capital city of Deir ez-Zor, held by the Syrian government, has been under terrorist siege since 2014. It is receiving UN aid through airdrops carried out daily by Russian warplanes.
SPUTNIK/MNA