The Syrian Army and its allies have been pressuring ISIS terroristst in the eastern part of the Aleppo province, in the countryside of Palmyra and east of al-Qaryatayn. At the same time, government forces are also advancing in the desert northeast of Suweida.
Meanwhile, the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces are finishing their push to isolate the ISIS self-proclaimed capital of Raqqah from the northern, western and eastern directions.