Syrian army, allies break Daesh siege on Dayr al-Zawr
Damascus (KNA) - Syrian army forces, backed by allied fighters from popular defense groups, have reached Dayr al-Zawr, and actually broke the nearly 3-year siege that Daesh Takfiri terrorists had imposed on government-held areas in the troubled eastern city.
A media unit run by the Hezbollah movement said troops and allied militiamen had reached the Brigade 137 base on the city's western outskirts.
Some 93,000 civilians have been trapped inside Deir al-Zour since 2015, leaving them dependent on air drops of aid.
The surrounding province is the last major IS stronghold in Syria.
Source: BBC