Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Press Office announced the balance sheet of battle with ISIS in Deir ez-Zor countryside for the past 24 hours as part of the ongoing Operation Jazira Storm.

The statement by SDF Press Office said the following:

“BAGHOUZ FRONT

Tuesday morning, ISIS terrorists launched an attack on the points which had been liberated by our fighters yesterday. The terrorists used all kinds of weapons, including mortars, facing immediate retaliation by our fighters. While the terrorists suffered casualties and injuries, those surviving fled the clashes area. Our fighters also advanced on the positions of the terrorists, killing many of them, and got stationed in further areas.

The terrorist organization tried to attack the points taken under control by our forces, but they were forced to retreat upon the retaliation of our fighters.

In the evening hours, our fighters carried out operations against the positions of the terrorists, resulting in violent clashes in which a number of terrorists were killed.

In addition, air raids by the international coalition targeted a vehicle convoy of the terrorists, as a result of which a number of ISIS terrorists were killed and their vehicles destroyed.

HAJIN FRONT

Simultaneously with the attack on Baghouz front, the terrorists launched intensified attacks on the points and positions of our forces on Hajin front.

The terrorists used all types of weapons and the retaliation of our forces resulted in violent clashes in which dozens of terrorists were killed or wounded. On the other hand, military engineering teams of the SDF deactivated dozens of mines that the terrorist organization had laid in the area.

This battle front witnessed sporadic engagements, in which some fighters from our ranks got wounded and hospitalized for treatment.”

SDF announced the outcome of latest clashes as follows;

55 terrorists were killed.

43 sites and fortifications of the terrorists were destroyed.

3 military roads used by terrorists were cut off.

A DShK weapon of the terrorists was destroyed.

International Coalition aircraft carried out 57 strikes.

15 mines were deactivated by SDF’s engineering teams.