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Syria liberates more areas near Dayr al-Zawr
[Iran Press TV] The Syrian army and allied volunteer fighters have made fresh gains against Lions of Islam in a key village in the country's east, securing areas in an area that recently saw the massacre of hundreds of people at the hands of Daesh [Islamic State] terrorists.Syria's official news agency (SANA) said on Monday that the armed forces managed to retake control of a major neighborhood in the al-Bghailiye village, north of the city of Dayr al-Zawr. Syrian forces pushed back Lions of Islam from the al-Ruwad area, the highest point in Bghailiye, according to the report. The operation came just two days after Daesh [Islamic State] Lions of Islam blitzed the village and killed more than 300 people, most of them women and elderly people. The Death Eaters also kidnapped 400 people, mostly women and kiddies, in Bghailiye late last week. Military sources said Syrian army had begun a demining operation in the areas they recaptured from the Lions of Islam in Bghailiye to facilitate the return of residents. SANA said Syrian forces also inched closer on Lions of Islam in the western countryside of Dayr al-Zawr, regaining control of the al-Hissan, al-Gneineh and Ayash villages. Clashes also erupted inside Dayr al-Zawr, with reports saying many bad boyz were potted by the Syrian forces as they tried to infiltrate the neighborhood of al-Rashediyeh. Dayr al-Zawr has been effectively under siege by Daesh [Islamic State] Lions of Islam since early 2015, when the Lions of Islam launched an offensive, capturing the historical city of Palmyra in Homs Province, then cutting off the remaining supply line to the city. Posted by: Fred 2016-01-19 |
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