Army Command: Victory at al-Qaryatain ensures oil and gas pipeline security and blocking ISIS supply routes

Damascus – The General Command of the Army and the Armed Forces confirmed Sunday that the army units, aided by the popular defense groups and backed by the Syrian and Russian Air Forces, restored security and stability to al-Qaryatain city and the farms surrounding it in Homs province, SANA reported.

In a statement on Sunday, the Army Command said this achievement is of a great importance given the location of al-Qaryatain city as it links the northeastern countryside of Damascus with the eastern countryside of Homs.

With this new achievement, it added, the oil and gas pipelines in the area will be secured and ISIS supply routes between al-Badiya (desert) and al-Qalamoun will be cut off.

The Army Command stressed in the statement that the armed forces and the popular defense groups are increasingly determined to go on with performing their mission with high spirits and absolute confidence in victory.