Syrian Army cleanses ISIS capital city
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 …