Homs: Army Soldiers Further Advance in Outskirts of Palmyra

The army units engaged in fierce clashes with the ISIL terrorists in Southwestern Palmyra, and won back control of several points after destroying their bases and inflicting losses and damages on militants.

Following the victories, the Syrian troops advanced towards al-Sawaneh village located in Damascus-Palmyra road.

The army forces also retook control of Syria Tel tower in Palmyra-Damascus road, and clashed with the ISIL militants in the mountains overlooking al-Sawaneh.

Other units of the army also engaged in heavy clashes with the ISIL near al-Sawame’ region between Palmyra and Arak oil field, adjacent to al-Sokri region in Southeastern Palmyra, killing several militants.

Meantime, the Syrian fighter jets launched several airstrikes against ISIL positions and moves in al-Sukhneh town and the nearby areas.

The Syrian Army troops had on Friday cut off two main supply lines of the terrorists near Palmyra.

The army men stormed ISIL’s position East of Palmyra and blocked ISIL’s supply routes between the villages of al-Sawaneh and al-Abasiyeh and from the town of Arak to the village of al-Sawaneh.

Meantime, some Syrian news outlets said following the US missile attack on Shayrat airbase in Southwestern Homs, the ISIL stormed the government forces’ positions at crossroad 24 near the town of al-Furqalas, but failed to prevail the army troops.

Well-informed military sources said earlier today that ISIL terrorists struck the Syrian Army troops’ strongholds after the US navy’s missile units targeted Shayrat airbase in Southwestern Homs on Thursday night.

The sources said that capitalizing on the US missile strike, the ISIL terrorists stormed the Syrian Army’s checkpoints near al-Furqalas.