SDF: 23 DAESH terrorists killed

The campaign by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) against DAESH mercenaries goes on.

The SDF media centre has released a statement on the latest operations and outcomes of the campaign against DAESH terrorists.

Here is the full text:

Al-Bagouz axis:

Our fighters advanced a distance of 500 meters, following violent engagements with the terrorists, “Daesh, and killed in the engagements a number of terrorists, and our forces were able to install 6 points and seize a quantity of weapons.

In the evening, our fighters attacked the terrorist organization’s sites, killing a number of terrorists, seizing a number of weapons and detonating a number of mines planted by terrorists.

The coalition jets launched several air strikes on terrorist positions and fortifications.

The axis is occasionally punctuated by intermittent engagements, accompanied by mortar shelling.

Hajin axis: 

Strong engagements broke out between our fighters and terrorists, which lasted long hours. The terrorists used heavy weapons and indiscriminate shelling with mortars and heavy machine guns, but did not cause any harm to our fighters.

Intermittent clashes between our fighters and terrorists erupt periodically, interspersed with mutual artillery fire.

The outcome of the clashes:

Number of terrorist dead: 23 

Air strikes: 5

Terrorist losses: destruction of two sites

– Weapons seized by our fighters: 1 – M-16 weapons, 1 – 2 – SPG9 charges – /6/  3 – Dushka weapons ammunition – 23 / mm – 10 packs –     4 – 12.5 / number (2 packs) + quantity of shots, 5 – RPG rounds (11) shells