BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:35 A.M.) – The Islamic State (ISIL) militants in Deir Ezzor found themselves as the primary recipient of a powerful assault conducted by the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and Russian Air Force on Saturday night.
Taking off from Qamishli Military Airport in northeastern Syria, the Russian Air Force began the onslaught by launching several airstrikes over the Sheikh Yassine, Al-Rusafa, Al-Jubeileh, Al-Rashidiyah, and Al-Hussiniyah districts of Deir Ezzor.
These airstrikes severly damaged the Islamic State’s defenses; especially in the Sheikh Yassine District, where the terrorist group’s main explosives depot was destroyed by a Russian attack on Saturday evening.