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On Thursday, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and its allies captured two more areas in the eastern Homs countryside, according to pro-government sources.
Government forces took control of Bi’r Qudaym and Jabal ‘Asab, and with this Advance the SAA captured at least 40% of the ISIS pocket in the northeastern Homs countryside.
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The ISIS-linked news agency Amaq claimed that many soldiers were killed after 4 ISIS suicide bombers had attacked a position of the SAA east of Tahmaz village in the eastern Hama countryside.
Amaq also claimed that ISIS fighters destroyed a tank of the SAA near al-Tayibe village northeast of Sukhna town.
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It’s likely that only few dozens of ISIS fighters are left in the northeastern Homs countryside. However, hundreds of ISIS fighters remain in the eastern Hama countryside pocket.
