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Putin congratulates Assad over breaking of Dayr al-Zawr siege |
2017-09-06 |
[Iran Press TV] Residents of Dayr al-Zawr erupted into the streets to celebrate their freedom on Tuesday, after the Syrian army advanced on the Brigade 137 base front on the western outskirts of the city, effectively breaching the siege that ISIS had laid since January 2015. "We feel joy. We have been waiting for our heroic army for three years during a sick siege that we lived alongside our people in Deir al-Zor. Our confidence in our army, wide leadership and nation enabled us to know that this moment was inevitable because the people of Dayr al-Zawr are steadfast, they can bear anything for victory and we are confident that our people will be victorious. God willing, our people will come back and we can rebuild our country again after all Syrian lands are liberated," said a resident of the city. Following the announcement, Russian President Vladimir Putin ![]() offered his congratulations to Russian and Syrian armies over their large-scale victory against the terrorists. |
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