Reuters: Syrian army fights to secure corridor into Deir al-Zor
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Syrian army and its allies are fighting to secure a corridor to troops in Deir al-Zor, a day after they smashed through Islamic State lines to break the jihadist siege.
The army reached Deir al-Zor city on Tuesday in a days-long thrust that followed months of steady advances east across the desert, breaking a siege that had lasted three years.
Islamic State counter-attacks lasted through the day, trying to repel the army, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Fierce battles raged around the city, as troops sought to expand the route and allow aid in, the British-based war monitor added.
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Update #1: Aid convoy reaches Syria's Deir al-Zor after three-year siege (Reuters)
Update #2: The Latest: Aid enters Syrian town after IS siege breached (AP)
WNU Editor: It is hard to believe that 90,000 Syrians survived a 3 year siege by the Islamic State .... but they did.
Update #3: The Islamic State continues to lose ground .... Islamic State Loses More Ground in Raqqa, Deir Ezzor (RCD).
