Syrian soldiers, backed up by the country's fighter jets and artillery units, repelled ISIL's attacks near Deir Ezzur airbase, and did not allow them to advance in the battlefield.

A number of ISIL fighters were killed or wounded and their machinegun-equipped vehicles were destroyed in the failed attacks.

In the meantime, ISIL's concentration centers and gatherings in Brouk hill, al-Baqaliyeh, al-Roshdiyeh and Huweija were attacked by the Syrian soldiers.

In relevant developments in the province on Sunday, the ISIL launched a major offensive inside Deir Ezzur city, targeting the government-controlled districts of al-Arfi and Mouzafeen.

ISIL began the offensive by sending three VBIEDs towards the Syrian Army’s defenses at both the Mouzafeen and Al-Arfi districts, however, all three were destroyed before they could reach their intended targets.

Following the failed VBIED attacks, the Takfiri terrorists in the Al-Arfi and Mouzafeen districts, engaged in a series of intense firefights that ended in the militants retreating from both districts.

According to a military source, over 30 ISIL terrorists were killed during the failed offensive, including several foreign combatants from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq and Tunisia. FNA reported.

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