Syria: Army Offensive In Desert Area Under Islamist Control

The government army arrived on Thursday evening May 25 to resume for the first time since 2014 the highway linking Damascus to the ancient city of Palmyra (photo).

In Syria, the government army arrived on Thursday evening, May 25, to resume for the first time since 2014 the highway linking Damascus to the ancient city of Palmyra, after having driven through the Russian support the Islamic State group of a large desert area.