Following a game-changing operation, Syrian Army and allied forces managed to liberate the strategic city of al-Bukamal from ISIL Takfiri terrorists.

Hezbollah Military Media Center reported early on Thursday that the allied forces have entered Al-Bukamal.

Earlier on Wednesday, the Military Media Center reported that Syrian forces and Hezbollah fighters met with Iraqi forces in at the Syrian-Iraqi border, south of Al-Bukamal.

Al-Bukamal, which lies at the border with Iraq, is considered the last major stronghold of ISIL in Syria. Al-Qaim – Al-Bukamal crossing is one of the strategic crossings between Iraq and Syria.

Engineering units in the Syrian Army started to comb Al-Bukamal, and to dismantle explosive devices planted by the terrorists in the area, according to Hezbollah Military Media Center.

Source: Hezbollah War Media Center