The Syrian Arab Army’s 104th Airborne Brigade of the Republican Guard – backed by the Shaytat Tribesmen – continued their military operations along the strategic Deir Ezzor-Mayadeen Highway on Tuesday, seizing large parts of this roadway from the Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham (ISIS).
According to a military source at the Deir Ezzor Military Airport, the Syrian Arab Army’s 104th Brigade took advantage of ISIS’ crumbling defenses along this important highway, pushing south towards the integral city of Mohassan after an intense battle near the Thayyem Oil Fields.