Syrian Army Pushes Daesh Out of Palmyra, Regains Full Control Over City

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 Syrian Army soldiers recapture Palmyra Photo credit © Sputnik/ Mikhail Voskresenskiy

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REPORT FILED ON 12.12.16
MIDDLE EAST  The Syrian army managed to repel a Daesh attack on Palmyra, regaining full control over the embattled city, a source in the supporting militias reported.

[dropcap]E[/dropcap]arlier, it was reported that the Syrian armed forces together with local militias were engaged in fierce fights against the Daesh militants on the outskirts of the ancient city. Prior to that, media reports emerged alleging that Daesh had reentered Palmyra after being ousted from the city by Syrian troops with air support from Russia earlier in the year. “Let me repeat that Palmyra is under control of the army and militia. Daesh militants are carrying out intense attacks, but they have been repulsed,” the military source told RIA Novosti. According to Al Masdar news agency, the Daesh terrorists that entered the city were forced to flee after the Syrian Air Force’s jets supported by Russian aviation bombed them. The Syrian Army with militias regained control over all slopes of the Tar Mountain near Palmyra. A number of the Daesh militants have also been reported eliminated.

 

REPORT FILED 12.10.16
The Syrian army and militias are fighting fiercely against the Daesh terrorists on the outskirts of Palmyra, according to Syrian military source.

Syrian government forces and militia fighters are locked in fierce battles with Islamic State (ISIL or Daesh) militants outside the historic Syrian city of Palmyra, a source in the Syrian military told RIA Novosti on Saturday. There have been media reports that Daesh fighters have reentered Palmyra after they were ousted from it by government forces months ago with air support from Russia. “The Syrian army and militias are fighting fiercely against IS on the outskirts of the [villages of] Jazal and Shaer, the situation around the Attar mountain ridge remains tense,” the military source said. “Army forces have regrouped and left several positions along the ridge.”

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SOURCE: https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201612101048408868-syria-army-palmyra-daesh/

 

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