Two prominent leaders from the radical group of ISIS have been killed in clashes with the Syrian army forces in the district of Jubaila in Syria’s eastern province of Deir ez-Zor, local sources reported on Friday.
The two sides have used medium and heavy machine guns in the clashes.
Rights activist Ahmed Ramadan said that ISIS targeted the regime-held neighborhood of Jura with mortar shells, causing civilian casualties and mass destruction in the nearby residential buildings.
In the meantime, battles have intensified in the vicinity of al-Jufrah village adjacent to the military airport.
“The ongoing clashes caused heavy losses in the ranks of ISIS militants,” the source added, pointing out that ‘two top ISIS leaders’ were killed in Deir ez-Zor’s clashes.
“They were identified as Salahuddin al-Baljiki and Abu Abdullah al-Libi (Libyan commander of al-Battar Brigade). The two commanders were killed in clashes with the Syrian army forces in the Jubaila district,” the source reported.
Also on Friday, Russian warplanes targeted an ISIS security building in the city of Deir ez-Zor, killing a number of militants, including Abdullah al-Kilani, aka “Sayyaf Barqawi”, a Libyan national from the city of Derna; abna24 reported.
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