国际英语资讯:News Analysis: Beginning of end of Syria war could be closer than ever with IS collapse
<p><span word="DAMASCUS">DAMASCUS</span>, <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 3-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="corner">corner</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="collapse">collapse</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Islamic">Islamic</span> <span word="State">State</span> (<span word="IS">IS</span>) <span word="group">group</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="stance">stance</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Bashar">Bashar</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Assad">Assad</span>, <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="say">say</span>.</p><p><span word="IS">IS</span> <span word="NEAR">NEAR</span> <span word="DEFEAT">DEFEAT</span> <span word="IN">IN</span> <span word="SYRIA">SYRIA</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Islamic">Islamic</span> <span word="State">State</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="fighters">fighters</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="reeling">reeling</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="buckling">buckling</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="massive">massive</span> <span word="assaults">assaults</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="positions">positions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="allied">allied</span> <span word="Iranian">Iranian</span>-<span word="backed">backed</span> <span word="fighters">fighters</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="swathes">swathes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="territory">territory</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="desert">desert</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>, <span word="following">following</span> <span word="months">months</span>-<span word="long">long</span> <span word="battles">battles</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IS">IS</span> <span word="militants">militants</span>.</p><p><span word="Dubbed">Dubbed</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Dawn">Dawn</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="operation">operation</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="dragging">dragging</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="May">May</span> 2017, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="enabled">enabled</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Jordan">Jordan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="desert">desert</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="countryside">countryside</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Homs">Homs</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="desert">desert</span> <span word="operation">operation</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="stripped">stripped</span> <span word="IS">IS</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="hub">hub</span> <span word="areas">areas</span>, <span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Sukhnah">Sukhnah</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="administrative">administrative</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IS">IS</span>-<span word="sieged">sieged</span> <span word="Deir">Deir</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Zour">Zour</span> <span word="province">province</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="reaching">reaching</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Deir">Deir</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Zour">Zour</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="direction">direction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Sukhnah">Sukhnah</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="Observatory">Observatory</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Human">Human</span> <span word="Rights">Rights</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="breaking">breaking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IS">IS</span> <span word="siege">siege</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Deir">Deir</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Zour">Zour</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="since">since</span> 2017.</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="siege">siege</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="broken">broken</span>.</p><p><span word="Deir">Deir</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Zour">Zour</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="bastion">bastion</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IS">IS</span> <span word="militants">militants</span>, <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="proximity">proximity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="IS">IS</span>-<span word="held">held</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="de">de</span>-<span word="facto">facto</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Raqqa">Raqqa</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="attack">attack</span>.</p>
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