国际英语资讯:Syrian army close to lay large siege on IS in desert area
<p><span word="DAMASCUS">DAMASCUS</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 21-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="allied">allied</span> <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="backed">backed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lay">lay</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="siege">siege</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Islamic">Islamic</span> <span word="State">State</span> (<span word="IS">IS</span>) <span word="militants">militants</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="the">the</span> <span word="remote">remote</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="a">a</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="activists">activists</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="capturing">capturing</span> <span word="Al">Al</span>-<span word="Sukhnah">Sukhnah</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="Homs">Homs</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="IS">IS</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="direction">direction</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="circle">circle</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="IS">IS</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="captured">captured</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Taibeh">Taibeh</span>, <span word="north">north</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Al">Al</span>-<span word="Sukhnah">Sukhnah</span>, <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="only">only</span> 15 <span word="km">km</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="impose">impose</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="siege">siege</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="around">around</span> 9,000 <span word="sq">sq</span> <span word="km">km</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="IS">IS</span>-<span word="controlled">controlled</span> <span word="terrain">terrain</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="desert">desert</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="condition">condition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="anonymity">anonymity</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Al">Al</span>-<span word="Sukhnah">Sukhnah</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="advancing">advancing</span> <span word="north">north</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="closing">closing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Taibeh">Taibeh</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="source">source</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="meet">meet</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="siege">siege</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="IS">IS</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="place">place</span>.</p><p><span word="So">So</span> <span word="far">far</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IS">IS</span> <span word="militants">militants</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="fleeing">fleeing</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="remaining">remaining</span> 15 <span word="km">km</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Al">Al</span>-<span word="Sukhnah">Sukhnah</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Taibeh">Taibeh</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="Deir">Deir</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Zour">Zour</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="countryside">countryside</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Hasakah">Hasakah</span> <span word="province">province</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="months">months</span>-<span word="long">long</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="operations">operations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="desert">desert</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="allied">allied</span> <span word="fighters">fighters</span> <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="desert">desert</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="IS">IS</span> <span word="presence">presence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="administrative">administrative</span> <span word="borders">borders</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Deir">Deir</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Zour">Zour</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="years">years</span>-<span word="long">long</span> <span word="IS">IS</span> <span word="siege">siege</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="trapped">trapped</span> <span word="inside">inside</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="operation">operation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="direction">direction</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="breaking">breaking</span> <span word="Deir">Deir</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Zour">Zour</span> <span word="siege">siege</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="priority">priority</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="army">army</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p>
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