ISIS Attacks Deir Ezzor University, Seizes Syrian Army Weapons Stockpile

YemenExtra

M.A.

Despite rapidly losing ground across Syria and Iraq, the “Islamic State” still holds the upper hand in the battle for Deir Ezzor where besieged government forces are forced to repel daily rebel attacks.

On Friday, a number of ISIS tanks continuously targeted and harassed positions under the control of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) at the Al-Fourat university, located on the N7 Highway leading to the provincial capital of Deir Ezzor.

In addition, rebel forces found themselves in possession of a large batch of ammunition and firearms after a Russian airdrop accidentally landed on ISIS-held territory.

The armaments stockpile was likely captured by ISIS west of Deir Ezzor city on March 20 after a Russian cargo plane misjudged its coordinates by a few kilometers, thereby parachuting the delivery to hostile rebel militants.