Syria government forces withdraw from eastern city of Deir Ezzor
Syrian troops and their Iran-backed allies "suddenly" pulled out of eastern Deir Ezzor city and its surroundings Friday, a war monitor said, as a rebel offensive dealt the government a series of stunning blows.
"Syrian regime forces and commanders of Iran-backed allied groups suddenly withdrew from Deir Ezzor city and its countryside with columns of soldiers heading towards central Syria," Rami Abdel Rahman, who heads the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor, told AFP.
Syria's army backed by warplanes, including from ally Russia, were meanwhile targeting "terrorist vehicles and gatherings" in Hama province on Friday, the defense ministry said, as rebel fighters were advancing towards the country's third city Homs, after seizing control of Hama and Aleppo.
Source: Agence France Presse
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