ISIS launched consecutive attacks targeting regime forces

ISIS extremist group has caused significant casualties number in the ranks of the regime forces and the militiamen loyal to them of Syrian and non-Syrian nationality during attacks in 24 hours. Sources said that the organization tries through these attacks to show its strength to its supporters, and that it is still able to carry out attacks, despite its continued decline in the provinces of Al-Raqqah, Aleppo, Homs and Hama.
Syrian Observatory documented more casualties during these attacks, where it rose to 48 at least including 5 officers, the number of members of the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them of Syrian and non-Syrian nationalities who were killed within 24 hours of violent attacks by the organization using booby trapped vehicle and in the violent clashes.
Clashes took place after mid-night of Wednesday – Thursday, between the Syria Democratic Forces on one hand, and the Islamic and rebel factions operating within the forces of “The Euphrates Shield” Operation on the other, in the area of Ablah in the northern countryside of Aleppo, without information about casualties.
However, the security establishment in the city of Jarabulus declared that “it is absolutely forbidden to put on any masks for anyone or any military faction under the security and legal accountability”, the regime forces also shelled areas in the west of Aleppo, without information about casualties.
The regime forces shelled areas in the agricultural lands in the north of Kafr Zita Town in the northern countryside of Hama, after midnight of Wednesday – Thursday, and no information about casualties was reported yet.
In the same context, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights learned that 3 citizens at least were killed including a female child and an unidentified citizen woman by shelling an artillery shell by the regime forces on Hamouriyah Town which is controlled by Al-Rahman Corps, in the Eastern Ghouta, the number of casualties may increase because of the presence of serious cases.
The Eastern Ghouta is witnessing escalated shelling by the regime forces, on areas in the east of Damascus and the Eastern Ghouta, since midnight of yesterday till now, where the regime forces shelled by more missiles believed to be land-to-land, areas in Jobar and in the outskirts of Ein Tarma town.
The number of missiles launched by the regime forces since midnight of yesterday till now increased to 42 missiles at least, while a man was killed affected by injury he had, by the shelling by the regime forces yesterday on areas in the city of Arbin controlled by Al-Rahman Corps in the Eastern Ghouta.
The self-proclaimed Islamic State has executed, yesterday, one of its elite Legislators in the city of Mayadin, east of Deir Ezzor. Local sources told Qasioun News, today, that the Islamic State group executed its prominent Legislator Abu Bakr al-Qahtani, due to a dispute between him and one of leaders, in an attempt to turn on the radical group.
The strongholds of the Islamic State in the city of Albukamal, east of Deir Ezzor, have previously witnessed vague security operations, resulting in the killing of several members of the Islamic State group, and forced the latter to impose a security cordon on the area. It is noteworthy that the Islamic State group lost a wide range of areas in the Syrian Badiyah and the countryside of Raqqa.
Syrian regime forces and allied militias managed, on Tuesday, to capture areas on the Syrian-Jordanian borders, in the eastern countryside of As Suwayda. Qasioun News reported, on Wednesday, that Syrian regime forces and allied militias managed to capture strategic areas near the borders with Jordan, after the withdrawal of the Syrian rebels from their locations in the eastern countryside of As Suwayda.
According to sources belong to the Syrian regime, the recaptured areas exceed 100 square kilometers; thus, government forces are only 10 kilometers away from the Syrian-Jordanian borders. Recently, Syrian regime forces and allied foreign militias managed to recapture a wide range of the Syrian Badiyah and eastern countryside of As Suwayda. It is noteworthy that the Syrian army launched an extensive offensive in the Badiyah area, in order to reach the borders of both Iraq and Jordan.