On June 25, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and its allies launched a new limited military operation against ISIS cells west of the city of al-Bukamal in the southern Deir Ezzor countryside. According to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), the SAA secured 1,800km2 between western al-Bukamal and “point 400” on the Syrian-Iraqi border.
Furthermore, the SANA reported that the SAA killed several fighters of ISIS and destroyed many vehicles and weapons of the terrorist group during the operation.
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On June 19, ISIS cells shelled several positions of the SAA west of al-Bukamal. A day later, the SAA advanced in the southern and southwestern Deir Ezzor countryside securing 1,200km2 between the areas of Faydat ibn Muiny’a, the T-2 station, M’aizliyah and Dahrat Wadi al-Miyah.
These operations are aimed at deterring ISIS, which is planning to launch a new large scale attack on al-Bukamal, according to a report of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). The SAA and its allies will likely launch a larger military operation before the end of this year to eliminate the renaming fighters of the terrorist group in the Homs desert.
