Iranian, Syrian DMs Stress Continued Anti-Terrorism Cooperation after Liberation of Deir Ezzur

Rasa - Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami and his Syrian counterpart General Fahad Jassim al-Freij in a phone conversation on Sunday underlined continued cooperation and increased efforts to fight against the terrorist groups.

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Date: 05 November 2017 - 21:27

RNA - "The Islamic Republic of Iran is determined to remain beside its Syrian brothers in the post-war era as it has supported them so far," General Hatami said during the phone talks.

He also expressed the hope that the Syrian army's victories against the terrorists would continue and full stability and security would return to the country.

Al-Freij, for his part, appreciated Iran's supports for Syria in foiling the terrorist-Zionist plots, and said, "The unique coordination between Iran and Syria guarantees peace, stability and security in both countries and the region."

He also invited General Hatami to pay a visit to Syria.

The Syrian military sources confirmed on Friday that Deir Ezzur city, the biggest in the country's East and the last stronghold of the ISIL terrorist group, came fully under government control.

After the three-year-long siege of Deir Ezzur was broken on September 5, the Syrian government forces announced on Friday that they cleared the city from last ISIL fighters, which marked another key defeat for the terrorist group, which recently lost most of the territory it occupied in Iraq and Syria in 2014.

Earlier a news service run by the Syrian army's ally Hezbollah had reported that the Syrian army gained control of al-Hamidiyeh, Sheikh Yassin, al-Arzi and al-Roshdiyeh districts, and prepared to enter the final district held by terrorists.

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