52 ISIS members have been killed in clashes around Tabqa and the eastern villages, like reported by anfenglish.com
SDF’s operation to liberate the surroundings of Tabqa and the Euphrates Dam has entered day 45.
The clashes that broke out between SDF fighters and ISIS gangs in Sahl al-Xesheb village to the east of Tabqa have been going on for 4 days. Last night 2 gang members stepped on the mines laid by the fighters and both were killed. Sporadic clashes continue around the village.
In Safsafah and Abad villages 4 km to the east of the town, the operation launched after the fighters broke the attacks continues. In this operation, 40 ISIS members including 2 gang leaders were killed. 18 bodies, 4 BCKs, 14 Kalashnikovs and 60 rounds, 5 grenades, 1 pistol, 1 day vision binoculars, 1 Katyusha and 73 rockets, 1 DSHK, 1 mortar and 12 shells, large amounts of Kalashnikov, BCK and DHSK rounds have been seized by the SDF fighters.
In clashes in New Tabqa (Hay Awwal, Tanî and Salis) that continued from midnight to the early morning hours, 10 gang members were killed and some weapons and ammunition were seized. Intense clashes continue in the area as of now.
In the 3-day long clashes in Sahl al-Xesheb village and 3 neighborhoods of Tabqa, 76 gang members had been killed.
