The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), predominantly units of the Kurdish YPG, have advanced against the ISIS terrorist group in the countryside of the Syrian city of Deir Ezzor, retaking the villages of Fanan Sharqi, Tell Zahmaq, Bardan Gharbi and Tyus.
The SDF advance is the Deir Ezzor countryisde is a part of the ongoing US-backed effort aimed to isolate the ISIS stronghold of Raqqah.
In case of a major success, the SDF’s operation in the Deir Ezzor countryside could undirectly assist to Syrian army and National Defense Forces units surrounded by ISIS terrorists in the city.
