Breaking the siege of the airport will largely play in the hands f the Syrian government forces in their push to eliminate the IS presence in the city before proceeding to the countryside where IS also controls large swathes of areas near the Iraqi border.
Since entering the city, the Syrian government has sent several truckloads of food and medicine to the city, where 93,000 civilians have been besieged for years.
The Russian air force played a significant role in supporting the ground forces of the Syrian army and allied fighters of Iranian-backed troops and tribesmen fighters.
Earlier in the day, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement that Russian airstrikes killed 40 IS militants, including commanders in Deir al-Zour.
Deir al-Zour is the last major stronghold of IS, as the terror-designated group is also losing its de facto capital of Raqqa to the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, which has captured more than 60 percent of Raqqa.
But the SDF is also bracing to launch operations against IS in the western countryside of Deir al-Zour with the help of the U.S.-led coalition, as the U.S. has interest in that area close to the southern countryside of Hasakah province in northeastern Syria, where the U.S. is also poising to drive IS from that area.
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