BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:45 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has imposed fire control over the Sukhnah Gas Field after a fierce battle with the Islamic State (ISIL), an officer at this front told Al-Masdar News this afternoon.
According to the officer, the Syrian Arab Army imposed fire control over the Sukhnah Gas Field after liberating all of the hilltops west of this site.
The officer added that the Syrian Arab Army’s 5th Corps is now within 800 meters of Sukhnah and should be in full control of the city within the next 48 hours.
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Once Sukhnah is captured by the Syrian military, they will control a key component along the strategic Palmyra-Deir Ezzor Highway.
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