Started with protests in Daraa in 2011, the Syrian conflict rapidly turned into a war with a number of foreign powers supporting various militant groups (including al-Qaeda-linked) against the government of Bashar al-Assad. Since then, the country has been a point of instability in the Middle East.
Russia began a military intervention in Syria in 2015 after an official request by the Syrian government for military help against militant groups.This allowed the Syrian government to survive and to regain initiative in a battle against Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (formerly Jabhat al-Nusra, the Syrian branch of al-Qaeda), ISIS and other militant groups.
It baffles me why the area south of Ithriya and north of Palmyra haven’t been cleared. Its been in Daesh control for a very long time and would provide an additional supply route to Ithriya. Taking it after recapturing Palmyra would be good, if Deir Er Zour situation does’t change. SAA need to be effective with Daesh now that they are facing a lot of pressure form multiple forces, but then again, you have to be weary of Al-qaeda and co in Idlib, Daraa.
It baffles me why the area south of Ithriya and north of Palmyra haven’t been cleared. Its been in Daesh control for a very long time and would provide an additional supply route to Ithriya. Taking it after recapturing Palmyra would be good, if Deir Er Zour situation does’t change. SAA need to be effective with Daesh now that they are facing a lot of pressure form multiple forces, but then again, you have to be weary of Al-qaeda and co in Idlib, Daraa.