in the first phase to secure the road between Palmyra and Deir ez-Zor in order to split the IS terrorists' sphere of

The campaign in the Syrian desert currently being conducted by Syrian government troops and allied militias with Russian air support aims in the first phase to secure the road between Palmyra and Deir ez-Zor in order to split the IS terrorists' sphere of influence there and cut off their supplies.

This map shows the dark spots in the Syrian desert as the main areas of operation of the IS terrorists.

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