At least 30 Syrian army troops were killed in ISIS attacked to a military outpost near Palmyra in eastern Syria.

Militants used suicide bombers and armored vehicles in the dawn attack near a dam southeast of Palmyra.

ISIS has twice seized Palmyra during Syria’s civil war and destroyed priceless artifacts.

The attack came a day after government forces drove ISIS members out of their last enclave in southern Damascus after weeks of relentless bombing. SANA toured Damascus’ streets and interviewed a number of citizens who expressed confidence in the Syrian army, asking God to have mercy on the souls of the martyrs who had fallen for the sake of the homeland and whose sacrifices paved the way for brighter secure future.

The liberation of al-Ghouta, al-Hajar al-Aswad and al-Yarmouk Camp is a remarkable achievement with which Damascus and its Countryside close the last chapter of war against terrorism; and the eyes are now focused on cleansing other Syrian areas of terrorism and restoring security and stability to the entire land.