Syrian forces to enter Daesh-controlled Palmyra soon: Source

Syrian army forces and their allied fighters have recaptured the Palmyra Citadel, edging closer to the full liberation of the ancient city of Palmyra, which fell to the Takfiri Daesh terrorist group for a second time a few months ago.

According to reports, on Wednesday the Syrian army also recaptured a palace complex to the city's southwest.

Earlier, an unnamed Syrian military source told Reuters that the Syrian troops, backed by Russia’s air cover, had advanced to the outskirts of Palmyra, also known in Arabic as Tadmur, in the last few days and their “entry to the city will begin very soon."

The developments came on the same day as the Syrian military announced the recapture of an area called the "Palmyra triangle" a few kilometers west of the city.

Meanwhile, Syria’s official SANA news agency reported that the gain followed fierce clashes between Daesh terrorists and the Syrian army and its allied fighters, leaving scores of the terrorist dead or injured.

Additionally, the so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights confirmed that the government forces were expected to storm Palmyra at "any moment.”

Russia has also expressed its readiness to deploy aircraft in support of the Palmyra operation.

The Syrian army, backed by Russia’s counter-terrorism airstrikes, liberated Palmyra in March 2016 after Daesh held the city for 10 months.

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