The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

Continuous clashes in Palmyra and in the vicinity of al-Qaryatayn city and renewed in the northern countryside of Homs

Homs Province: 

Clashes took place between the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them against the “Islamic State” in the vicinity of al-Qaryatayn city in the southeastern countryside of Homs, accompanied by intensified air strikes by Russian and Syrian warplanes on the clashing areas, amid confirmed information about advancement for the regime forces in the area, clashes also took place between both parties in the northeast and north of Palmyra city, where the regime forces managed to regain control of it today after losing it at the 20th of May 2015, while warplanes believed to be Russian carried out airstrikes on parts of the road of Palmyra–Sukhna in the eastern countryside of Homs, while the regime forces renewed targeting using heavy machineguns fire on areas in the village of Teir Maalah in the northern countryside of Homs, the regime forces also shelled areas in the city of Talbiseh north of Homs province, accompanied by clashes between the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them against the rebel and Islamic Factions in Om Sharshuh area in the northern countryside of Homs, the regime forces also opened the fire of heavy machineguns on the clashing areas, no information about injuries.