The situation has remained relatively calm in Syria since the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) liberated a large area from ISIS south of the Palmyra-Homs highway in May. Since then, the SAA has continued developing advance against ISIS in the province of Homs, Aleppo and Hama. The ISIS stronghold of Maskana in the province of Aleppo is the current main goal of the SAA.
Meanwhile, the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are advancing against ISIS in the countryside of Raqqah, aiming to tighten the siege on this ISIS stronghold.
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