 On 27 March, the rebels blew up a building in the al-Rasafa neighborhood of Deir ez-Zor city with confirmed casualties in the ranks of the Syrian Army.On 10 April, ISIS launched a three-pronged assault on rebel positions in and near the border town of Abu Kamal and reportedly took control of parts of the town.This marked the beginning of a two-month offensive that ended when, on 14 July, ISIS held all rebel-controlled neighborhoods in the provincial capital after expelling Nusra and other rebel groups.