Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have launched an operation against ISIS in Deir ez-Zor territory on Sunday.

The operation started at the request of tribal elders and the people in Deir ez-Zor targeted the ISIS cell structures in the town of Ziban and some villages in the region.

8 ISIS members were captured during the operation, including a financial official and a group leader in charge of assassinations. SDF also seized a number of arms and bombs belonging to the terrorist group.

SDF had launched an offensive against ISIS on September 25 in the region of al-Ajij valley of Deir ez-Zor, located on the Syria-Iraq border.