Syrian army declares victory in Deir al-Zour as Islamic State territory crumbles
2017-11-04 10:42:53 source：The Washington Post
November 3, 2017
LONDON — The Syrian government declared Friday that it had recaptured one of the Islamic State’s last remaining strongholds in the country, as the militant group mounted a final stand across the border in Iraq.
Syrian Brig. Gen. Ali Mayhoub, a military spokesman, described victory in the eastern city of Deir al-Zour as the “last phase” in the army’s campaign to defeat the Islamic State in Syria, three years after the group declared a “caliphate” stretching from the country’s northeast to territory deep inside Iraq.
Deir al-Zour had been divided into zones controlled by the Syrian government and the Islamic State for nearly three years. It is the largest city in eastern Syria and the largest to be recaptured by forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
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