The Syrian army have advanced in its offensive against the Islamic
State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group as it battled the group in
northern and western neighbourhoods of the strategically located ancient
city of Palmyra.
The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Saturday
that the Syrian army managed to capture al-Amiriyah town on the northern
outskirts of Palmyra.
"The Syrian army is pushing forward from the western parts of the city. Backed by government rocket attacks and air strikes, the army is advancing in its offensive to retake the ancient city of Palmyra," the observatory reported on their website.
Al-Amiriyah town is considered the last line of defence for ISIL, Syria's state news agency, SANA said on Saturday.
"The operations have resulted in establishing full control over the neighborhoods of al-Mutaqaidin, al-Amiriyah and al-Jamiyat al-Gharbiyeh in Tadmur city, according to sources on the ground," SANA reported.
To be restored
SANA said on Saturday that the ancient Palmyra citadel has sustained massive damage caused by ISIL before they fled into the city.
Palmyra's ancient Roman temples and archway, blown up by ISIL fighters last year, will be restored once Syria recaptures the city from the group, the head of the antiquities authority, Mamoun Abdelkarim told Reuters news agency on Saturday.
Abdelkarim told Reuters he hoped Palmyra would be retaken within days, after government forces fought their way into the western and northern parts of the city, and promised to revive the Roman-era monuments "as a message against terrorism".
"The Syrian army is pushing forward from the western parts of the city. Backed by government rocket attacks and air strikes, the army is advancing in its offensive to retake the ancient city of Palmyra," the observatory reported on their website.
Al-Amiriyah town is considered the last line of defence for ISIL, Syria's state news agency, SANA said on Saturday.
"The operations have resulted in establishing full control over the neighborhoods of al-Mutaqaidin, al-Amiriyah and al-Jamiyat al-Gharbiyeh in Tadmur city, according to sources on the ground," SANA reported.
To be restored
SANA said on Saturday that the ancient Palmyra citadel has sustained massive damage caused by ISIL before they fled into the city.
Palmyra's ancient Roman temples and archway, blown up by ISIL fighters last year, will be restored once Syria recaptures the city from the group, the head of the antiquities authority, Mamoun Abdelkarim told Reuters news agency on Saturday.
Abdelkarim told Reuters he hoped Palmyra would be retaken within days, after government forces fought their way into the western and northern parts of the city, and promised to revive the Roman-era monuments "as a message against terrorism".
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