TEHRAN (FNA)- The Syrian ground troops and fighter jets launched simultaneous attacks on terrorists' positions in Deir Ezzur, inflicting a heavy toll and damage on the militants.

The Syrian army's artillery attacks in Huweijeh al-Saqr destroyed the terrorists' armored vehicles near Deir Ezzur city, killing all militants inside.

Also, an ISIL arms depot in Masaken al-Zabat area near Panorama in the Southeastern parts of Deir Ezzur was targeted by the army units which killed and wounded tens of terrorists and smashed their weapons and ammunition.

At the same time, the Syrian warplanes pounded the ISIL terrorists' positions in al-Kanamat and al-Sana'h regions in Deir Ezzur and near Panorama and al-Jafra village in the Southeastern parts of Deir Ezzur, killing and injuring a large number of ISIL terrorists.

The army also repulsed ISIL's attack on al-Rushdiyeh region in Northern Deir Ezzur, leaving dozens of terrorists dead and wounded.

Field sources reported on Thursday that the Syrian army units carried out operations against movements of ISIL terrorists in al-Baqaliyeh village in Deir Ezzur, leaving a number of them dead and their weapons destroyed.

Other army units destroyed fortifications of ISIL terrorists in al-Thurda Mountain that overlooks Deir Ezzur airport and in Hatla and Huweijeh al-Saqr villages in the Eastern parts of Deir Ezzur as well as al-Hamidiyeh neighborhood.

In a relevant development in Eastern Deir Ezzur on Wednesday, the Syrian army repelled an attack by the ISIL terrorist group on its military positions near the village of al-Jafreh.

The ISIL terrorists tried to open their way into al-Jafra village by repeated attacks on army positions near the village, but they had to retreat after facing the tough reaction counterattacks of the army.

Meantime, the Syrian army pounded the terrorists' military positions in al-Baqaliyeh in the Western countryside of Deir Ezzur city and Panorama in the Southwestern countryside of the city.

The Syrian air force also destroyed the military positions and vehicles of the ISIL in al-Sina'ah neighborhood of Deir Ezzur city, killing many of them.

By Fars News Agency