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Syrian Armed Forces Clear Oil Field Near Deir Ez-Zor From Daesh

© AP Photo / SANAThis photo released on Monday, Sept 4, 2017 by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows Syrian troops and pro-government gunmen standing on pickup trucks with heavy machine-guns mounted on them, in the eastern city of Deir el-Zour, Syria
This photo released on Monday, Sept 4, 2017 by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows Syrian troops and pro-government gunmen standing on pickup trucks with heavy machine-guns mounted on them, in the eastern city of Deir el-Zour, Syria - Sputnik International
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According to media reports, the Syrian Army has liberated the Taim oil field near the town of Deir Ez-Zor from members of the terrorist group Daesh.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) The Syrian Armed Forces have liberated the Taim oil field near the town of Deir Ez-Zor from members of the terrorist group Daesh. 

The Syrian army servicemen, broke the three-year siege of Deir ez-Zor, in the area of the 137th mechanized brigade in Syria - Sputnik International
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According to the Syrian Arab News Agency, the armed forces cleared the field itself and the surrounding areas and continueh moving toward Deir Ez-Zor.

The armed forces also regained full control over several settlements in the east of Homs province.

The three-year-long blockade of Deir ez-Zor has been lifted by the Syrian army. According to Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, the efforts of the Syrian government forces were backed by Russian airstrikes and cruise missile strikes.

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