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The ISIS Hunters of the Syrian 5th Assault Corps are redeploying from the Damascus countryside, where they particiapted in the liberation of Yarmouk and Eastern Ghouta, to the province of Deir Ezzor, the group announced in a statement via its Twitter account.
According to the statement, the ISIS Hunters are going to particiapte in operations to combat ISIS cells along the Syrian-Iraqi border.
#ISIS_Hunters: after Damascus mission complete hunters to keep eastern borderlines secured from isis remains#Damascus #Ghouta #Syria #ISIS #سوريا #غوطة #دمشق pic.twitter.com/sFFtwWYP5i
— ISIS Hunters (@ISIS_Hunters) 4 June 2018
The ISIS Hunters and the 5th Assault Corps in general are well known for their close cooperation with the Russian military and Russian private military contractors operating in the country.
The redeployment of this force to the province of Deir Ezzor amid the increased ISIS attacks in the area shows that the Syrina military is not going to ignore ISIS terrorists operating in the Homs-Deir Ezzor desert.
Last week, reports appeared that the Syrian military and Iranian-backed groups started preparations for a large-scale military opeartion against the remaining ISIS terrorists in the desert area.
