In a related development, Syrian army advanced towards Arak region in the Eastern countryside of Palmyra city and has managed to approach Arak and T3 gas fields.
Assad has compared his country's war against rebels to the conflict between security forces and Islamist militants that devastated Algeria during the 1990s. The Syrian army and the resistance forces continued their advances in the Eastern part of Homs province, and started fresh operations to seize back several important areas near the ancient city of Palmyra (Tadmur).
Assad forces won back the strategic cities of Palmyra and Quaryatayn in the part month. If the army purges terrorists from Arak gas field in the coming days, the next destination will be the strategic city of al-Sukhneh which would mean cutting off ISIL's main supply route between Deir Ezzur and Raqqa provinces.
