On 4 October, the Syrian military in Damascus, a pressman, Zheng, said that Government forces had wiped out the “Islamic State” of the extremist organization in the department of Al-Hamra in central Syria on the same day and had made significant progress in military operations.

The Syrian military sources told the newsers of the New China Society that Government forces had recovered over 50 villages in the eastern part of the province of Hammar nearly a month. With the removal of the last “Islamic State” outpost, the Government forces ended their operations in the area, and the entire province of Hammar was completely disarmed.

In late May this year, the forces of the Syrian Government launched a military operation known as “Greek” to combat “Islamic States” on multiple fronts. From early September, Government forces intensified their attacks on the “Islamic State” in the eastern part of the province of Hammar.

As military operations continue to progress, the main areas of control of the Islamic State in the territory of Syria have now been compressed in the province of Deir Zul in the east. (concluded)