ISIS Conducted Counter-Attack Against US-backed Forces In Northern Deir Ezzor (Photos)South Front

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On September 30, ISIS fighters captured al-Sa’ad village south of al-Suwar town in the northern Deir Ezzor countryside after a large attack on positions of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) around the village, according to the ISIS-linked news agency Amaq. 4 SDF fighters were killed during the attack on the village while the rest run away from it, according to Amaq.

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ISIS Conducted Counter-Attack Against US-backed Forces In Northern Deir Ezzor (Photos)

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This was the first large counter-attack of ISIS against the SDF since the group started its military operation in Deir Ezzor governorate. ISIS launched many hit-and-run attacks against the SDF in the governorate, but it didn’t try to recapture any area it lost from the SDF before.

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Meanwhile, Amaq released new photos of ISIS fighters in al-Shula village at the al-Sukhnah–Deir Ezzor Highway. According to Amaq, ISIS fighters ambushed and killed 3 pro-Syrian government tribe’s leaders. Moreover, ISIS fighters attacked a position of Liwa al-Quds around and Shula and killed at least 4 fighters of Liwa al-Quds in the attack.

While the photos confirm that the location of the attacks is in al-Shula village, the date of the attacks is not confirmed yet. So far, some Syrian pro-government sources insist that al-Shula is still under the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) control, while other sources argue that the village is a no-man-land.

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