Syria: Albukamal, Daesh’s Last Stronghold, Fully Liberated
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Syrian army units, backed by allied fighters from popular defense groups, fully liberated the strategic city of Albukamal in the country's eastern province of Deir Ezzor and on the border with Iraq from the clutches of Daesh [the Arabic acronym for Takfiri terrorist ‘ISIS/ISIL' group].
Syria's Joint Operations Command announced in a statement on Sunday that Syrian troops and their allies had fully retaken Albukamal, which lies on the Euphrates River, and were combing the area for improvised explosive devices and mines left by the terrorists, Lebanon-based Arabic-language al-Mayadeen news network reported.
The statement added that the self-proclaimed Daesh governor of Albukamal, known by the nom de guerre, Abu Hasan al-Iraqi, had fled from the city to the eastern bank of the Euphrates River.
There are also reports that two high-ranking Daesh military commanders, identified as Saddam al-Jamal and Abu Sumaiya al-Ansari have escaped from Albukamal.
Syrian army soldiers and pro-government fighters declared victory over Daesh in Bukamal earlier this month, but the terrorists then staged a counter-attack using sleeper cells hidden in the city.
The recapture of Bukamal means that Daesh Takfiris now control only a few villages along the Euphrates and patches of nearby desert in addition to isolated pockets in other parts of Syria.
Also on Sunday, Syrian army units and their allied forces regained control over two villages in the northeastern part of the country's western-central province of Hama.
Meanwhile, Syria's official news agency, SANA, reported that the forces managed to establish complete control over Harran and Hardana villages after inflicting heavy blows to members of Jabhat Fatah al-Sham terrorist group, formerly known as al-Nusra Front.
The official report further added that a large number of Jabhat Fatah al-Sham terrorists were killed in the process and scores of them fled from the villages.
Syria has been gripped by foreign-backed militancy since March 2011.
For its part, the Syrian government says the Zionist regime and its Western and regional allies are aiding terrorist groups that are wreaking havoc in the country.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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