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Nov 5, 2017 | 17:56 GMT

A member of the pro-Syrian government forces watches as smoke rises from buildings in the eastern Syrian city of Deir el-Zour after a Russian airstrike targeted Islamic State militants.

Syrian government forces claimed the liberation of the city of Deir el-Zour from the Islamic State last week, completing a key milestone as Damascus aims to reach the Iraqi-Syrian border before U.S.-backed forces do.

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