The Syrian arab army, with assistance from it's allies and the Russian air force, has lifted the siege of Deir ez Zur.
Meanwhile, the Iraqi Defence Force has announced the clearing of salafists from the Hawijah enclave east of Kirkuk
The Syrian arab army are now mine clearing the strategic town of 'Uqayribat in the central pocket east of Salamiyya
And the Kurds of the Syrian Democratic Forces are making daily advances inside the city of Raqqa