BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:35 P.M.) – Not long after the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) recovered several points in Deir Ezzor, the Islamic State launched another powerful assault that targeted the military airport, Junayd District, Panorama Roundabout, and provincial cemetery.
However, unlike their previous attacks during this offensive, the Islamic State concentrated a large number of their fighters at the Deir Ezzor Cemetery, where the Syrian Arab Army was least prepared for a third assault.