SANA reporter said Tuesday that the army units intensified military operations in the surroundings of Khasham town advancing towards al-Tabiyeh village after inflicting heavy losses upon the terrorist groups in the area.
In Deir Ezzor city, army carried out intensive artillery and airstrikes on ISIL positions, centers and fortifications in the neighborhoods of al-Aredi, Kanamat, Khasarat, al-Ummal, al-Jbaileh, al-Hamidiyeh and al-Sheikh Yassin.
The army inflicted heavy losses upon ISIL terrorists in personnel and equipment, in addition to destroying their weapons and vehicles, according to the reporter.
In a relevant context, civil sources said that 18 detainees managed to escape one of ISIL prisons in the village of al-Jartha al-Sharqi, southeast of al-Mayadeen city.
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