Despite their heavy resistance, ISIS cannot hold this region for much longer due to shortages in manpower and their susceptibility to Russian airstrikes.
With thousands of men deployed in Salamiyah, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) is preparing to launch an operation to capture the ISIS's last stronghold in central Syria; thus, forcing the latter to retreat to the Deir Ezzor Governorate.
‘Uqayrbat has long been the ISIS’s main stronghold in central Syria because it is a cross-roads town that is located near the provincial borders of the Hama, Homs, and Al-Raqqa governorates.
Losing ‘Uqayrbat will leave the ISIS no choice but to abandon central Syria and move their remaining militants to the eastern part of the country.
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8 August 2017 - 18:29
News ID: 847019
(AhlulBayt News Agency) - The loss of Al-Sukhnah could not come at a worse time for the ISIS, as their forces are spread too thin and surrounded by the government forces in central Syria.
