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Syrian Army cleanses ISIS capital city

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YemenExtra

M.A.

The Syrian Arab Army has fully freed the city of Al-Mayadeen in Deir Ezzor province which until a few hours ago had been Daesh’s de facto capital.

According to military sources, the Syrian Army fulfilled full control over all districts within the city of Al-Mayadeen early this morning.

The Syrian Army operation to expel ISIS from Al-Mayadeen initiated about one week ago and saw the army deploy units of the elite Tiger Forces Division.

 Whilst it is still unclear how exactly ISIS forces in Al-Mayadeen were defeated, it appears that most of the terrorist defenders abandoned the city, fleeing south prior to be encircled a number of days ago and/or crossing to the eastern shore of the Euphrates River.

Updates to follow …

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