Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) continue their operation against the last area ISIS gangs hold to the east of Deir ez-Zor along the Euphrates River up to the Iraqi border.

The front positions the gangs are in in the Hajin town and its villages, in an area 35 km long and 10 km deep along the Euphrates River to the east of Deir ez-Zor, were captured on aerial video with drones.

SDF’s operation against the Hajin front to the north and northwest of the town and the Baghouz front along the Iraqi border has continued for 50 days.

ISIS gangs have used sand storms to their advantage in the last two weeks and carried out extensive attacks with hundreds of gang members using explosive laden vehicles and heavy weapons, but the SDF fighters have pushed them back.

Military sources estimate there are over 3.000 gang members in the region where ISIS members from Daghestan, Turkistan, Chechnya and European countries are situated.

Most of the gang members in the area are those who came from around the world to join ISIS and are experienced in desert warfare.

Following the extensive ISIS attack, the SDF sent reinforcement troops and heavy weapons to the region. The SDF hitting ISIS positions with heavy weapons was captured on camera by the ANF.

The gangs have stockpiled heavy weapons in the area with additions from those coming from Iraq and Syria. Many irrigation canals are covered up and used as passageways.

Civilians in Hajin and its villages have mostly moved out of the areas under gang invasion and crossed into areas previously cleared by the SDF from gangs.

ISIS gangs had declared a “caliphate” after they invaded Mosul in 2014 and following their spread in Syria and invasion of Raqqa, changed their name from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, supposedly declaring a state.

With the liberation of Hajin, ISIS gangs will be completely cleared of the northern arc of the Euphrates River where they have occupied for 4 years.