Army thwarts infiltration attempts by Daesh in Deir Ezzor

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

Tehran, June 3, IRNA/SANA -- Units of Syrian Arab Army thwarted infiltration attempt by terrorist groups of Daesh (ISIS) to the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor province, inflicting losses upon their ranks and equipment.

SANA's reporter in Deir Ezzor said that an army unit clashed with a terrorist group affiliated to Daesh that infiltrated from the direction of Syrian-Iraqi border to al-Shaafa village on the eastern bank of the Euphrates River, killing or injuring all the members of the terrorist group.

Another army unit confronted an attempt by terrorist groups to sneak to the village of al-Hasarat north of the city of al-Boukamal, and eliminated the majority of its members and destroyed their equipment.

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