BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:55 A.M.) – Hundreds of soldiers from the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) arrived in the Palmyra countryside yesterday, a military source told Al-Masdar News this morning.
The soldiers were reportedly deployed from the coastal provinces of Tartous and Latakia to the Palmyra front, where they are expected to aid the 5th Legion in a new military operation around this ancient desert city.
While details of this military operation were not given, it is very likely that the Syrian Arab Army will push east of Palmyra towards the strategic town of Al-Sukhnah.
Al-Sukhnah is a strategic town located along the main highway to the Deir Ezzor Governorate; if captured, it will allow the Syrian Arab Army to possibly end the two year long siege on the province.