A local resident said that Daesh militants are checking locals, including their passports. Sometimes terrorists take people’s passports and use them to flee the city disguised as civilians.
The number of defecting militants has been growing as the Syrian Army alongside Kurdish militia forces are advancing toward Raqqa.
On Thursday, during his speech before Russian troops who came back from Syria, Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed confidence that Palmyra will be liberated from Daesh militants.
Terrorists are attempting to counterattack the Syrian Army and are sustaining losses.
The Syrian Army is currently advancing slowly. The terrorists are maintaining fierce resistance, using heavy weapons and hiding in underground tunnels. The Syrian Army is carrying out its offensive, backed by the Syrian Air Force and artillery.