A Syrian military source on Sunday said army units, backed by the air force, destroyed 20 Daesh trucks loaded with stolen oil in Deir Ezzour near the border with Iraq, the official SANA reported.

The source added that the air strikes destroyed all the trucks, that were heading for al Mayadeen city near the Iraqi border.

According to the source, a number of Daesh militants were killed in artillery and rocket hits carried out by the army units on their positions and gatherings on the outskirts of al Jafra area in Deir Ezzour.

Source: MENA