国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Battle to break siege on Syrias Deir al-Zour imminent as IS loses Al-Sukhnah ci
<p><span word="Al">Al</span>-<span word="Sukhnah">Sukhnah</span>, <span word="Syria">Syria</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 13-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="flag">flag</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="is">is</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strategic">strategic</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Al">Al</span>-<span word="Sukhnah">Sukhnah</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>, <span word="after">after</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="recently">recently</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>, <span word="deemed">deemed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gate">gate</span> <span word="to">to</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="the">the</span> <span word="east">east</span>.</p><p><span word="Called">Called</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="strategic">strategic</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>," <span word="Al">Al</span>-<span word="Sukhnah">Sukhnah</span> <span word="city">city</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> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="fallen">fallen</span> <span word="to">to</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="following">following</span> <span word="intense">intense</span> <span word="battles">battles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="airstrikes">airstrikes</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="terror">terror</span>-<span word="designated">designated</span> <span word="group">group</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="recapture">recapture</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="IS">IS</span> <span word="stronghold">stronghold</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>.</p><p><span word="Located">Located</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="desert">desert</span>, <span word="some">some</span> 70 <span word="km">km</span> <span word="east">east</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Palmyra">Palmyra</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="Homs">Homs</span>, <span word="Al">Al</span>-<span word="Sukhnah">Sukhnah</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="IS">IS</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="hub">hub</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Homs">Homs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Deir">Deir</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Zour">Zour</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IS">IS</span>-<span word="held">held</span> <span word="areas">areas</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="Hama">Hama</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="Capturing">Capturing</span> <span word="Al">Al</span>-<span word="Sukhnah">Sukhnah</span>, <span word="only">only</span> 55 <span word="km">km</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="western">western</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="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crucial">crucial</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="army">army</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="of">of</span> <span word="Deir">Deir</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Zour">Zour</span>.</p><p><span word="Civilians">Civilians</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="suffering">suffering</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="siege">siege</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="trapped">trapped</span> <span word="inside">inside</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="helicopters">helicopters</span> <span word="conducting">conducting</span> <span word="airdrops">airdrops</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="aid">aid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="besieged">besieged</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="government">government</span>-<span word="controlled">controlled</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="oil">oil</span>-<span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="Deir">Deir</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Zour">Zour</span>.</p>
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