Syrian army units have also managed to knock the terrorist of ISIL out of a number neighboring areas and inflicted damage on militants' equipment, the sources said.
The attack by the Syrian Army on the terrorists' positions was carried out a day after the Syrian Air Force and Army's artillery units targeted two key positions of the ISIL terrorists near the Eastern city which resulted in a heavy death toll on the militants.
Syrian Army soldiers, backed up by fighter jets, targeted ISIL's gatherings near al-Tharda Mountain, leaving a number of militants dead and their positions destroyed.
In the meantime, army's artillery units opened heavy fire at ISIL's positions in Eastern side of Deir Ezzur airport, killing several militants and destroying their arms and ammunition; FNA reported.
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