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Scores of Syrians Killed, Neighborhoods Continue to be Destroyed in Various Cities

October 21, 2017 

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The following news stories are just examples of the daily horrors of war in Syria. Readers can find more detailed daily news stories at the sources below as well as many other sources in the internet. 

 

Death and destruction continue in Aleppo, October 20, 2017	Site of an air strike on Al-Mayadeen, Dair Ez-Zoar, October 20, 2017

 

The following are news stories from the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) website (http://www.syriahr.com/en/):

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The Syrian regime forces shell a town in the north of Aleppo and air strikes target a camp and leave injuries in Hama countryside

SOHR, 21/10/2017

Aleppo Province – The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: areas in Hayyan in the northern countryside of Aleppo, were shelled by the regime forces, which caused material damage, without information about casualties, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published hours ago, that the regime forces shelled areas in Andan town in the same countryside, in conjunction with the fall of shells on Nubl town in the northern countryside of Aleppo, which caused material damage, without information about casualties.

Hama Province – The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights learned that the warplanes carried out several raids targeted areas in Al-Hamra area in the north-eastern countryside of Hama, where they bombed areas in Al-Khalidiya camp and its vicinity, which caused material damage to the property of the citizens, as well as the fall of a number of injuries, while the warplanes raided on areas in Atshan village in the same countryside, while the regime forces shelled areas in Al-Lataminah town in the northern countryside of Hama, without information about casualties, while violent clashes took place on Homs- Salamiyah highway, between the regime forces and gunmen loyal to them against the rebel and Islamic factions, amid exchange of targeting and information about casualties in the ranks of the both parties.

On the other hand, the clashes continued sporadically between Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham against the members of the “Islamic State” organization, in areas in the north-eastern countryside of Hama, in which Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham is seeking to end the presence of the organization in the area, while the organization is seeking to hold its presence in the north-eastern countryside of Hama, days after it crossed to the controlled areas in of the organization coming from Wadi Al-Azeeb, and the clashes damaged a machinegun belongs to the “Islamic State” organization.

Airstrikes on the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor and continuous targeting to the east of the Euphrates by the regime forces

SOHR, 21/10/2017

Deir Ezzor Province – The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights:

The warplanes carried out two raids on areas in Al-Shahil town, in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, and information about the fall of injuries, while a number of people were injured as a result of bombing by warplanes on areas in Al-Busayrah in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor.

In the same context, the regime forces are continuing their targeting to Al-Omar oil field which is the biggest oil field in Syria, in which the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights obtained information that the “Islamic State” organization withdrew from it after heavily planting it with mines, in which the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published hours ago, that confirmed information received by the SOHR about the withdrawal of ISIS from the oilfield after heavily planting it, in an attempt by ISIS to delay the control of the regime forces on the oilfield, which the regime forces managed, on Thursday the 19th of October 2017, to reach its outskirts after controlling Ziban town, after they crossed western banks of the Euphrates River through water bridges to the eastern banks. The SOHR published on Friday the 20th of October 2017 that violent clashes of Deir Ezzor ended their 40th days, by transferring the battle again from the western banks of the Euphrates River, to the eastern banks, but this time from Al-Mayadin area, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored this transference, which carried out by establishing water bridges enabled the regime forces and gunmen loyal to them as well as the Russian forces to cross the Euphrates River, as a part of their efforts to impose their control on Al-Omar oil field which is the biggest oil field in Syria, after they reached the outskirts of the field, and the regime forces started their first steps, by taking the control of Ziban town, which is at a distance of few kilometers away from the field, while they continued last night, their artillery, aerial and rocket shelling on positions of the “Islamic State” organization and its controlled areas in Al-Omar oil field area, amid the continuation of escalating the military operations, as well as the continuation of the violent fighting, between the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them of Syrian and non-Syrian nationalities against the members of the “Islamic State” organization, in order to take the control of the field.

57 persons including 11 members of the regime forces and the gunmen loyal to them were killed, and 25 citizens were killed by bombing, shooting and shelling by the regime forces

SOHR, 20/10/2017

The number of people who joined yesterday to the convoy of the Martyrs of the Syrian Revolution has increased has increased to 4 persons.

In Deir Ezzor province, two citizens were killed they are a child died affected by the injury he had after being shot by the members of the “Islamic State” organization two days ago, and a man died affected by the injury he had after being shot few days ago by the regime forces in Al-Husseiniyah area in the northwestern countryside of Deir Ezzor.

And in Daraa province, a child and a woman were killed as a result of shelling by the regime forces on areas in Al-Hara town in the north-western countryside of Daraa.

While the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights documented the death of 16 persons including 7 children and 4 citizen women, in a new massacre carried out by warplanes that targeted the river crossing between Al-Bokamal city and Al-Baghur village in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, and two citizens were also killed as a result of bombing by warplanes on areas in Al-Shahil town in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, while the warplanes targeted a house was taken by the organization in Al-Busayrah town in the eastern countryside, which resulted in the death of a citizen as well as 3 members of the organization.

And a member of Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham was killed by an explosion of an IED in a vehicle of Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham, on the road to Khan al-Asal town in the western countryside of Aleppo, and a fighter of a rebel faction was killed by an explosion of an IED in Daraa countryside.

While several members of the “Islamic State” organization were killed by shelling targeted a vehicle which they were traveling in, in Al-Jalaa area in Al-Bokamal countryside.

And 11 members of the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them died affected by the injury they had in shelling and clashes against the “Islamic State” organization and the factions.

And 13 fighters at least of the “Islamic State” organization of non-Syrian nationalities were found dead, as a result of clashes and bombing by warplanes and helicopters as well as shelling on their positions.

Confirmed information about withdrawal of ISIS from the largest oilfield in Syria after mining it

SOHR, 20/10/2017

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored the regime forces and their allied militiamen of Syrian and non-Syrian nationalities under Russian command continue targeting Al-Omar oilfield, which is the largest oilfield in Syria which is located east of the Euphrates River in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, and the continued shelling comes in conjunction with the information received by the SOHR about the withdrawal of ISIS from the oilfield after heavily planting it, in an attempt by ISIS to delay the control of the regime forces on the oilfield, which the regime forces managed, on Thursday the 19th of October 2017, to reach its outskirts after controlling Ziban town, after they crossed western banks of the Euphrates River through water bridges to the eastern banks.

The SOHR published on Friday the 20th of October 2017 that violent clashes of Deir Ezzor ended their 40th days, by transferring the battle again from the western banks of the Euphrates River, to the eastern banks, but this time from Al-Mayadin area, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored this transference, which carried out by establishing water bridges enabled the regime forces and gunmen loyal to them as well as the Russian forces to cross the Euphrates River, as a part of their efforts to impose their control on Al-Omar oil field which is the biggest oil field in Syria, after they reached the outskirts of the field, and the regime forces started their first steps, by taking the control of Ziban town, which is at a distance of few kilometers away from the field, while they continued last night, their artillery, aerial and rocket shelling on positions of the “Islamic State” organization and its controlled areas in Al-Omar oil field area, amid the continuation of escalating the military operations, as well as the continuation of the violent fighting, between the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them of Syrian and non-Syrian nationalities against the members of the “Islamic State” organization, in order to take the control of the field.

This fighting was accompanied by widening the scope of the aerial targeting by the regime forces and the Russian forces, to the controlled areas of ISIS, which targeted the remaining cities, towns, and villages, as well as the water crossing which the displaced people use to survive heading to the desert in Deir Ezzor province, in which the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored last night that the warplanes carried out a new massacre by targeting the river crossing between Al-Bokamal city and Al-Baghur village in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, in which the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights documented the death of 16 persons including 7 children and 4 citizen women, and the number of casualties may increase because of the presence of a large number of injuries, some of them have seriously wounded, thus, the number of the civilian casualties who were killed by the intensive bombing by the warplanes as well as the continuous rocket shelling on Deir Ezzor province has increased, in which the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights documented has documented since the 10th of September 2017, the date of lifting the siege by the regime forces on the controlled areas of them in Deir Ezzor city, until today the 20th of October 2017, the death of 665 citizens including 162 children below the age of eighteen, and 132 citizen women over the age of eighteen, they were killed as a result of the bombing by the Russian warplanes as well as the International Coalition warplanes, and the by the regime forces in the cities, the towns and the villages of Deir Ezzor.

And the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights documented that the number of the villages, the towns and the cities which the regime forces managed to recover, has increased to 53 villages, towns and cities, the biggest is Al-Mayadin city, in the eastern and the north- western countryside of Deir Ezzor, its western desert, and the eastern banks of the Euphrates River opposite Deir Ezzor city, and the regime forces managed to end the presence of ISIS from the administrative border of Al-Raqqah, to Al-Mayadin desert in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, and the north-western countryside of Deir Ezzor with the parts extended from Deir Ezzor city to Al-Mayadin area in the eastern countryside, as well as the area extended from the banks opposite Deir Ezzor Military Airbase to the banks opposite the city, became free of ISIS, and the most important of these areas are Al-Mayadin, Beqres, Muhasan, Al-Bomar, Al-Boleel, Al-Shawla, Kabajib, Marrat, Mazlum, Hatla, Al-Kharita, Al-Tabani, Ma’dan, Attiq, Al-Tareeq, Al-Shmaytiyyah, Ayyash, Al-Mery’iyyah and Al-Jafrah. This wide advancement by the regime forces also enabled them to besiege the organization inside a number of areas that are still controlled by it in Deir Ezzor city, while it helped in widen the scope of the regime’s control over the banks of the Euphrates River greatly, in which the area controlled by the regime forces on the banks of the Euphrates River has increased from 2 km before the arrival of the regime forces to Deir Ezzor city, and lifting the siege which was carried out on 3 stages the first was to lift the siege on the Brigade 137, then lifting the siege of Deir Ezzor Military Airport and the bloc of neighborhoods related to it, and the third stage was to reach the western entrance of Deir Ezzor city at the area of Panorama area after taking the control of Damascus – Deir Ezzor road, to about 150 km inside Deir Ezzor province.

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The following are news stories from the US Department of Defense website (http://www.defense.gov/News) :

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US Officials Provide Details of Latest Strikes Against ISIS

From a Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve News Release

SOUTHWEST ASIA, Oct. 21, 2017 —

U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 11 strikes consisting of 11 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today.

Officials reported details of yesterday's strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports.

Strikes in Syria

In Syria, coalition military forces conducted five strikes consisting of five engagements against ISIS targets:

-- Near Abu Kamal, a strike destroyed an ISIS-held oil wellhead.

-- Near Dayr Az Zwar, four strikes engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed three logistics nodes and a fighting position.

Strikes in Iraq

In Iraq, coalition military forces conducted six strikes consisting of six engagements against ISIS targets:

-- Near Qaim, six strikes destroyed an ISIS weapons cache, two ISIS-held buildings, an improvised explosive device factory, a weapons storage facility and an ISIS petroleum, oil, and lubricants site.

Military Strikes Target ISIS in Syria, Iraq

From a Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve News Release

SOUTHWEST ASIA, Oct. 14, 2017 —

U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting four strikes consisting of four engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today.

Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve. DoD Graphic Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve logo Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve.

Officials reported details of yesterday's strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports.

Strikes in Syria

In Syria, coalition military forces conducted three strikes consisting of three engagements against ISIS targets:

-- Near Abu Kamal, a strike destroyed an ISIS headquarters building.

-- Near Shadaddi, two strikes engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed two fighting positions and a logistics node.

Strikes in Iraq

Near Qaim, Iraq, coalition military forces conducted a strike consisting of one engagement, which destroyed a piece of ISIS communications infrastructure.

Previous Strikes

Additionally, seven strikes consisting of 10 engagements were conducted Oct. 12 in Syria and Iraq that closed within the last 24 hours.

-- Near Qaim, Iraq, two strikes destroyed an ISIS vehicle-borne-bomb factory and a headquarters building.

-- Near Ramadi, Iraq, a strike destroyed an ISIS camp.

-- Near Raqqa, Syria, four strikes destroyed three ISIS lines of communication and a fighting position.

U.S., Coalition Continue Strikes to Defeat ISIS in Syria, Iraq

From a Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve News Release

SOUTHWEST ASIA, Oct. 13, 2017 —

U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 29 strikes consisting of 29 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today.

Officials reported details of yesterday's strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports.

Strikes in Syria

In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 27 strikes consisting of 27 engagements against ISIS targets:

-- Near Abu Kamal, a strike engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed a vehicle.

-- Near Raqqa, 25 strikes engaged nine ISIS tactical units, suppressed a fighting position; destroyed two communications nodes, 10 fighting positions, a vehicle and an ISIS supply road.

-- Near Dayr Az Zawr, a strike engaged an ISIS tactical unit.

Strikes in Iraq

In Iraq, coalition military forces conducted two strikes consisting of two engagements against ISIS targets:

-- Near Qaim, a strike destroyed a vehicle-borne-bomb factory.

-- Near Haditha, a strike engaged two ISIS tactical units and destroyed a vehicle and a heavy machine gun.

Oct. 10-11 Strikes

Additionally, 12 strikes consisting of 13 engagements were conducted in Syria and Iraq on Oct. 10-11 for which the information was not previously available:

-- On Oct. 11 near Raqqa, eight strikes engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed four ISIS communication lines, two communications nodes and a fighting position.

-- On Oct. 11 near Rawa, Iraq, two strikes engaged an ISIS tactical unit and an ISIS-held building.

-- On Oct. 10 near Rawa, two strikes destroyed four ISIS supply routes, a command-and-control node and an ISIS-held building.

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