ISDEI Instituto de Seguridad, Defensa y Estudios Internacionales

On May 9, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and Liwa al-Quds backed by the Russian Aerospace Force continued their advance in the ISIS-held pocket between Homs and Deir Ezzor governorates reaching the al-Tamah area, 60km southwest of the city of Deir Ezzor, according to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA). SAA soldiers killed several fighters of ISIS during their advance. The SANA said that the SAA and its allies had liberated more than 15,00 km2 in the western and southwestern Deir Ezzor countryside from ISIS since  the begining of their military operation there on May 8 . Click to see the full-size image From its side, the ISIS-linked news agency Amaq has not released any report about the ongoing clashes between ISIS and the SAA in western Deir Ezzor. However, the source said that ISIS fighters had shelled several positions of the SAA around the city of al-Bukamal in the southeastern Deir Ezzor countryside with recoilless rifles. Syrian pro-government activists believe that t

Last night,  at least 20 rockets were launched from southern Syria  at positions of the Israeli military in the Golan Heights. The rocket was reportedly aimed at the following Israeli targets: A HQ of the border brigade 9900 A HQ of the border brigade 810 A technical and electronic survey facility A HQ of the EW jamming facility A communication and transmission facility A helicopters airfield An outpost at Hermon Mount Alpinist unit HQ The Israeli side accused Iran of conducting this attack, which some experts viewed as Teheran’s response to  the recent Israeli strikes on the T4 airbase in Syria  where some Iranian servicemen were killed. Some pro-Russian Telegram channels spread a following pic as an example of the damage caused by the rocket shelling.  It is fake . For example: In response, the Israeli military shelled positions of the Syrian Arab Army and the National Defense Forces near Hadar and Khan Arnabah in the southern Syrian governorate of al-Quneitra.