DAMASCUS: Syrian government forces advanced, seizing high ground around Palmyra on Wednesday and positioning themselves to recapture the historic town held by the Daesh group.
The troops, supported by Lebanese Shiite militiamen fighting on the side of the Damascus government reached to within 3 km of the town, according to the state TV broadcaster. In Lebanon, the militant Hezbollah group’s television station broadcast footage of the troops, advancing single file through a desert landscape as helicopter gunships provided cover.
The push was from the west and south of Palmyra and Syrian forces were also closing in on the Daesh-held town of Qaryatain in central Syria, Homs governor Talal Barazi said.
“There is continuous progress by the army from all directions,” he said, adding that he expected “positive results” over the next few days.
In the push on Palmyra, which started in earnest last week, Syrian government forces have been backed by intense Russian airstrikes.
The troops, supported by Lebanese Shiite militiamen fighting on the side of the Damascus government reached to within 3 km of the town, according to the state TV broadcaster. In Lebanon, the militant Hezbollah group’s television station broadcast footage of the troops, advancing single file through a desert landscape as helicopter gunships provided cover.
The push was from the west and south of Palmyra and Syrian forces were also closing in on the Daesh-held town of Qaryatain in central Syria, Homs governor Talal Barazi said.
“There is continuous progress by the army from all directions,” he said, adding that he expected “positive results” over the next few days.
In the push on Palmyra, which started in earnest last week, Syrian government forces have been backed by intense Russian airstrikes.
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