Syria's army declares victory in eastern city as Iraqi forces take back border town
by Alexandra Zavis and Wael Resol, Los Angeles Times
Nov 03, 2017
3 minutes
IRBIL, Iraq - The Syrian military announced Friday that its forces recaptured the eastern city of Dair Alzour, Islamic State's last major urban stronghold in the country, as their Iraqi counterparts wrested control of a key border town from the extremist group.
The simultaneous assaults have squeezed the militants, who once controlled vast stretches of Syria and Iraq, into a dwindling pocket of territory straddling the border between the
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