Syrian army, backed by Hezbollah fighters and Russian warplanes, kept on advancing Homs countryside on Saturday, a day after the allied forces retook the ancient city’s castle.

Syrian army, backed by Hezbollah fighters and Russian warplanes, kept on advancing Homs countryside on Saturday, a day after the allied forces retook the ancient city’s castle.

Field sources told al-Manar that the Syrian army and Hezbollah cut off Palmyra-Raqqa road.

The sources addded that five Russian helicopters were flying over Raqq-Deir Ezzour road in a bid to cut off supply route to Takfiri ISIL insurgents.

The allied forces established control on the town of Al-Amiriyah, northwest of Palmyra following fierce clashes with ISIL, according to the sources.

Meanwhile, the sources told al-Manar that the Syrian air forces were combing the area near Palmyra, adding that several arms were seized in the area.

"The clashes are taking place now in the Amiriyah neighborhood, which is Daesh's gateway into the city," AFP news agency quoted another Syrian military source as saying, referring to Arabic acronym of ISIL.

The Syrian Army units also established control over two positions in the eastern countryside of Hama after inflicting heavy losses in personnel and munitions upon ISIL terrorists.