ISIS fighters on Wednesday have pressed advances in the eastern
countryside of Homs province, getting closer to government-held city of
Homs, field sources told Zaman al-Wasl.
The ultra-hardline Islamist group took more districts near Furuqlus town that situated on the eastern gate of the ancient city of Palmyra and it links to the Syrian desert (Badiyat al-Sham) where ISIS controls swaths of territory.
Activists Mohamed al-Homsi said ISIS is just 20 km (14 miles) from Homs but for now he do not think the Islamic Sate will overrun the city or make further advances toward government-held towns. ''ISIS is unpredictable,we hope such advance," ' he added.
Oon Tuesday, ISIS controled two checkpoints near the T-4 military air base that situated between Homs and Palnmyra. Also ISIS fighters had seized Milan missile launcher base, according to Twitter news feeds.
The Syrian city of Homs, dubbed "the capital of the revolution" by rebels, has been a key flashpoint since the early days of the almost five-year-old revolt against Bashar al-Assad.
Islamic State has attracted foreign fighters from across the world to fight in its self-declared caliphate across parts of Syria and Iraq. It has named Raqqa its de-facto capital.
More than 230,000 people have been killed in Syria since the conflict began in March 2011 with anti-government demonstrations that were met with a regime crackdown
The ultra-hardline Islamist group took more districts near Furuqlus town that situated on the eastern gate of the ancient city of Palmyra and it links to the Syrian desert (Badiyat al-Sham) where ISIS controls swaths of territory.
Activists Mohamed al-Homsi said ISIS is just 20 km (14 miles) from Homs but for now he do not think the Islamic Sate will overrun the city or make further advances toward government-held towns. ''ISIS is unpredictable,we hope such advance," ' he added.
Oon Tuesday, ISIS controled two checkpoints near the T-4 military air base that situated between Homs and Palnmyra. Also ISIS fighters had seized Milan missile launcher base, according to Twitter news feeds.
The Syrian city of Homs, dubbed "the capital of the revolution" by rebels, has been a key flashpoint since the early days of the almost five-year-old revolt against Bashar al-Assad.
Islamic State has attracted foreign fighters from across the world to fight in its self-declared caliphate across parts of Syria and Iraq. It has named Raqqa its de-facto capital.
More than 230,000 people have been killed in Syria since the conflict began in March 2011 with anti-government demonstrations that were met with a regime crackdown
Zaman Al Wasl
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