Anti-ISIS Coalition Bombs Al-Bukamal and AL-Mayadin, Deir Azzour Province
Information and Analysis provided by “Deir Azzour Under Siege” (A grassroots activist group working in the Deir Azzour Province)
The Anti-ISIS coalition bombed the cities and surrounding rural areas of Al-Bukamal and AL-Mayadin in Deir Azzour Province. The bombings destroyed bridges that cut off key supply and communication routes for ISIS between Al-Bukamal city and cities in Iraq. One route still open across this part of the Syrian border with Iraq is over the Al-Esharaa Bridge, which is 70 kilometers from Al-Bukamal city, and can be monitored for ISIS’s movements of tanks and troops. Targeting ISIS headquarters forced ISIS leadership and troops to hide and change their residences. It also created fear and anticipation, and it is projected that this will lead to an increase in defectors from ISIS in the upcoming days, especially if the anti-ISIS coalition is accurate in its operations.
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[table_row][table_cell_head] Target [/table_cell_head][table_cell_head] Proximity to Main City Center [/table_cell_head][table_cell_head] Importance [/table_cell_head][table_cell_head] Reason for the Bombing [/table_cell_head][table_cell_head] Date of Bombing [/table_cell_head][/table_row]
[table_row][table_cell_body] Sowayiah bridge- Al-Bukamal [/table_cell_body][table_cell_body] Located 1 kilometer east of the city of Al-Bukamal and links Al-Bukamal to the Iraqi city of al-Qaim [/table_cell_body][table_cell_body] A key supply road and an important crossing for tanks [/table_cell_body][table_cell_body] Bombing the bridge cuts off supply routes and communication between Al-Bukamal and the Iraqi city of al-Qaim [/table_cell_body][table_cell_body] 31/7/2015 [/table_cell_body][/table_row]
[table_row][table_cell_body] Al-Baguse bridge [/table_cell_body][table_cell_body] Located in the city center of Al-Bukamal city [/table_cell_body][table_cell_body] Links the villages of AL Jazeera, where a strong anti-ISIS tribe (Ashira) lives, known as the Al-Shaitat. [/table_cell_body][table_cell_body] Bombing the bridge cuts off supply routes and communication between the two shores of the Euphrates river in the city of Al-Bukamal [/table_cell_body][table_cell_body] 30/7/2015 [/table_cell_body][/table_row] [table_row][table_cell_body] AL-Nakeel village in al-Jalaa area near Al-Bukamal city [/table_cell_body][table_cell_body] Village located 25 KM away from Al-Bukamal city [/table_cell_body][table_cell_body] ISIS headquarters and training center [/table_cell_body][table_cell_body] Target is one of the most important training centers in Deir al-Zour; its area is 3 kilometers squared. [/table_cell_body][table_cell_body] 31/7/2015 [/table_cell_body][/table_row] [table_row][table_cell_body] Al-sikah bridge in Al-Bukamal city [/table_cell_body][table_cell_body] 3 km from the city of Al-Bukamal, near Soukariya village [/table_cell_body][table_cell_body] It is one of the roads used by ISIS for the transfer of its troops and tanks [/table_cell_body][table_cell_body] Bombing the bridge cuts ISIS supply routes [/table_cell_body][table_cell_body] 31/7/2015 [/table_cell_body][/table_row] [table_row][table_cell_body] Bakaan bridge in Al-Bukamal city [/table_cell_body][table_cell_body] 20 km from the city of Al-Bukamal [/table_cell_body][table_cell_body] It is one of the roads ISIS uses to transfer troops and tanks [/table_cell_body][table_cell_body] Bombing the bridge cuts ISIS supply routes [/table_cell_body][table_cell_body] 31/7/2015 [/table_cell_body][/table_row] [table_row][table_cell_body] Water refinery in Al-Bukamal city [/table_cell_body][table_cell_body] Al-Bukamal city under the Al-Baguse bridge [/table_cell_body][table_cell_body] ISIS headquarters [/table_cell_body][table_cell_body] Target is an important ISIS headquarter [/table_cell_body][table_cell_body] 31/7/2015 [/table_cell_body][/table_row] [table_row][table_cell_body] Al-hajjana in Al-Bukamal city [/table_cell_body][table_cell_body] Al-Bukamal midtown [/table_cell_body][table_cell_body] The headquarters of Bayareq al Sunna Brigade who swore allegiance to ISIS [/table_cell_body][table_cell_body] Target is one of the main ISIS headquarters [/table_cell_body][table_cell_body] 31/7/2015 [/table_cell_body][/table_row] [table_row][table_cell_body] Urban Foundation in Al-Bukamal city [/table_cell_body][table_cell_body] Al-Bukamal midtown [/table_cell_body][table_cell_body] ISIS headquarters [/table_cell_body][table_cell_body] Target is one of the main ISIS headquarters [/table_cell_body][table_cell_body] 31/7/2015 [/table_cell_body][/table_row] [table_row][table_cell_body] “Green Belt” in Al-Bukamal city [/table_cell_body][table_cell_body] South of Al-Bukamal city [/table_cell_body][table_cell_body] ISIS headquarter and a former training center length of 5 kilometers [/table_cell_body][table_cell_body] Target is one of the main ISIS headquarters [/table_cell_body][table_cell_body] 30/7/2015 [/table_cell_body][/table_row] [table_row][table_cell_body] Mousbaq Al Sounee in AL-Mayadin city [/table_cell_body][table_cell_body] 3 km West of AL-Mayadin city center [/table_cell_body][table_cell_body] Important ISIS stronghold and detention center where some of the group’s leaders reside [/table_cell_body][table_cell_body] Target is the residence of ISIS leaders [/table_cell_body][table_cell_body] 29/7/2015 [/table_cell_body][/table_row] [table_row][table_cell_body] Turabi bridge in central city of AL-Mayadin [/table_cell_body][table_cell_body] AL-Mayadin downtown near the main post office [/table_cell_body][table_cell_body] Links AL-Mayadin city with the Alhawwaaj village [/table_cell_body][table_cell_body] Bombing the bridge cuts one important supply route between AL-Mayadin city and the villages on the opposite bank of Euphrates River [/table_cell_body][table_cell_body] 29/7/2015 [/table_cell_body][/table_row] [table_row][table_cell_body] AL-Mayadin bridge in AL-Mayadin city [/table_cell_body][table_cell_body] East of AL-Mayadin city [/table_cell_body][table_cell_body] Links AL-Mayadin city and the Zeban area [/table_cell_body][table_cell_body] Bombing the bridge cuts ISIS supply routes and communication between AL-Mayadin city and villages on the opposite bank of Euphrates River [/table_cell_body][table_cell_body] 29/7/2015 [/table_cell_body][/table_row] [table_row][table_cell_body] Al Omar oil field [/table_cell_body][table_cell_body] 17 kilometers north of AL-Mayadin city [/table_cell_body][table_cell_body] Essential ISIS headquarters [/table_cell_body][table_cell_body] Target is an essential ISIS headquarters and is a source of power / revenue [/table_cell_body][table_cell_body] – [/table_cell_body][/table_row] [table_row][table_cell_body] Al tenk oil field [/table_cell_body][table_cell_body] 25 kilometers north of AL-Mayadin city [/table_cell_body][table_cell_body] Essential ISIS headquarters [/table_cell_body][table_cell_body] Target is an essential ISIS headquarters and is a source of power / revenue [/table_cell_body][table_cell_body] – [/table_cell_body][/table_row] [table_row][table_cell_body] Ward oil field [/table_cell_body][table_cell_body] 35 kilometers west of Al-Bukamal city [/table_cell_body][table_cell_body] Essential ISIS headquarters [/table_cell_body][table_cell_body] Target is an essential ISIS headquarters and is a source of power / revenue [/table_cell_body][table_cell_body] – [/table_cell_body][/table_row]
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