Syrian army destroys rebels' tunnel, kills scores of militants in Deir Ezzor

Units of the Syrian armed forces destroyed a militants' tunnel which was used for transporting weapons and ammunition and a warehouse full of weapons, and killed and injured dozens of militants in Deir Ezzor and its countryside. An official source told SANA that the army units destroyed a militants' tunnel used for transporting weapons and ammunition, killing all militants inside it in al-Arfi neighborhood, in addition to destroying a warehouse full of weapons and ammunition. Another army unit clashed with an armed rebel group in al-Haweiqa neighborhood, killing and injuring many militants. The source added that another army unit destroyed two militants' dens of the so-called "Om al-Qura Brigade" and "Faisal al-Aqaidi Brigade" in al-Jbayleh neighborhood, killing many of them. Wa'ad al-Khalaf, Mohammad al-Jasim and Qutaiba Abdulrahman were identified among the dead militants. The source pointed out that the army units targeted militants' gatherings in Hatla Fuqani village in the countryside, killing 20 militants and destroying a number of their vehicles.