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Scores of Syrians Killed in Various Cities, Particularly in the East and North,

October 13, 2018 

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A Syrian family on a motorbike in Al-Raqqa, file, October 12, 2018	A scene of destruction in Syria, file, October 12, 2018

 

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

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The most violent clashes of the Euphrates’ east continue between ISIS against SDF for more than 65 hours and a series of executions carried out by the organization in its last enclave

SOHR, 12/10/2018

Deir Ezzor Province – The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: the violent clashes are still continuing between the “Islamic State” organization against the Syria Democratic Forces supported by the International Coalition, in several areas within ISIS last enclave at the eastern banks of the Euphrates River, in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, where the organization has been still continuing to carry out its counterattacks which it started on the dawn of Wednesday, while the SDF are still continuing to repel the attacks with the support of the International Coalition’s warplanes which target the organization’s positions every now and then, in addition to heavy rocket shelling in an attempt to absorb the ISIS attacks and fully repel them, in the same context, the organization has executed 10 captives within its controlled areas in the last enclave remaining for it in the east of the Euphrates, and in the details obtained by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights; the organization has executed 6 captives in Hajin and Al-Bokhatir, while the 4 other captives were executed in Al-Sha’afa, the organization also paraded the bodies of the captives after they were executed.

 The Syrian Observatory documented more human losses between the both parties against the backdrop of the continued clashes since the dawn of Wednesday and until now, which are accompanied by airstrikes by the International Coalition’s warplanes, where it rose to at least 58 casualties of members of the “Islamic State” organization, while at least 33 members and fighters of the Syria Democratic Forces were killed, and the clashes also left more than 140 injuries in the ranks of the both parties, thus, it rose to at least 325, the number of ISIS members who were killed in the ongoing clashes and the Coalition’s strikes, while 172 members at least have been killed of the Syria Democratic Forces since the start of military operations on the 10th of September 2018, one of whom has served as a field commander in Deir Ezzor Military Council of the Syria Democratic Forces, while the death toll is expected to increase due to the presence of information about other casualties as well as the presence of injured cases in serious conditions.

And the Syrian Observatory published hour ago, that the eastern banks of the Euphrates River, in the eastern sector of Deir Ezzor countryside, are witnessing continued clashes between the Syria Democratic Forces against the members of the “Islamic State” organization, in areas in the last enclave left under the organization’s control in the east of the Euphrates River and its vicinity, and several reliable sources confirmed to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights that cells of the “Islamic State” organization imposed their control over Al-Bahra Camp at the outskirts of the enclave controlled by the organization, which is located in the east of the Euphrates River, near Hajin town, and the intersected sources confirmed to the SOHR that cells of the organization took the control of the camp before the noon of today, Friday the 12th of October 2018, after they displaced earlier as displaced people, and when they imposed their control over the camp, they took the real displaced people, as captives, to the organization’s enclave, amid fears over the lives of tens of the civilian abductees who displaced earlier from ISIS enclave to the camp through Al-Sha’afa crossing point, and the intersected sources confirmed to the SOHR that the SDF started an operation with the International Coalition to recover the camp amid information reporting that they managed to regain the control of most of the area while other information was received about the fall of casualties as well as losses of members of Asayish Forces.

28 people were killed yesterday including 4 members of the regime forces and their allied militiamen, and 22 persons were killed in different circumstances in several Syrian areas

It rose to one citizen, the number of those who joined yesterday (October 11, 2018) the convoy of martyrs of the Syrian revolution

SOHR, 12/10/2018

In Aleppo province, a child was killed due to detonating an IED by unidentified gunmen in Atarib town in the western sector of Aleppo countryside

While an improvised explosive device exploded in a car of a former leader in the National Liberation Front on the Road of Ein Qry’e–Deir al-Sharqi in the eastern countryside of Maarrat al-Nu’man, which killed him instantly.

And the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also monitored the killing of 5 members of the organization in the last enclave of ISIS east of Euphrates, as a result of clashes and shelling by the Syria Democratic Forces and International Coalition, while 11 fighters of the Syria Democratic Forces were killed in the shelling and clashes in the same area.

While 4 members of the “Islamic State” organization were killed by air and ground shelling and in clashes against the regime forces in Rif Dimashq and the Syrian Desert.

And 4 members of the regime forces and their allied militiamen were killed as a result of the shelling and clashes with the “Islamic State” organization and the factions.

And at least 2 members of the “Islamic State” organization and the factions of non-Syrian nationalities were killed in clashes and shelling of warplanes and helicopters and shelling on their areas of presence.

66 people were killed yesterday (October 10, 2018) including 9 members of the regime forces and their allied militiamen, and 43 persons were killed in different circumstances in several Syrian areas

It rose to 7 persons including 5 fighters, the number of those who joined yesterday the convoy of martyrs of the Syrian revolution

SOHR, 11/10/2018

In Aleppo province, 3 fighters of the forces of the “Olive Branch” Operation were assassinated by landmine explosions in them in Afrin area.

And in Al-Raqqah province, 2 members of the Kurdish Internal Security Forces (Asayish), were killed due to the explosion of a vehicle loaded with ammunition near Al-Ma’arri School north of Al-Raqqah city.

And in Rif Dimashq province, 2 children (a boy and a girl) died in Al-Rakban Camp near the Jordanian – Syrian border, as a result of the poor health conditions, deteriorating the health reality and the lack of needed medicines.

And the SOHR monitored the assassination of Abu Al-Laith Al-Masri, the Egyptian military commander in Hayyaat Tahrir Al-Sham, after he was targeted in the south of Kafr Nubl town, in the southern sector of Idlib countryside, the Syrian Observatory also monitored an IED explosion which targeted the medical officer in Jaysh Al-Ahrar, which caused his death, in Al-Fu’ah area in the eastern countryside of Idlib.

While 2 members of the groups of the National Liberation Front were killed due to crossfire between them and Hayyaat Tahrir Al-Sham in Idlib countryside.

And the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also monitored the killing of 18 members of the organization in the last enclave of ISIS east of Euphrates, as a result of clashes and shelling by the Syria Democratic Forces and International Coalition, while 10 fighters of the Syria Democratic Forces were killed in the shelling and clashes in the same area.

While 14 members of the “Islamic State” organization were killed by air and ground shelling and in clashes against the regime forces in Rif Dimashq and the Syrian Desert.

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