Syrian army stabilizes situation near Palmyra with Russian air group support

Syrian army stabilizes situation near Palmyra with Russian air group support

Syrian troops have returned the situation in the area of Palmyra to stability with Russian air support and are getting ready for a counter-offensive, the deputy chief of the Russian General Staff’s main operations directorate, Lieutenant-General Viktor Poznikhir told a news briefing on Thursday, TASS reports.

"The Syrian troops have returned to stability the situation near Palmyra with Russian air support. Repeated attacks by militants of the Daesh have been beaten back. At the moment the defense line lies in the area of the town of Tyas and Tyfor airbase. Russia provides assistance to the Syrian leadership in its preparations for a counterattack on Palmyra," he said.

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