Hayyal Mount. It also captured al-Tamtheel village directly to west of Palmyra, reaching the strategic al-Tar mountain. Its advances also brought it within of Palmyra. The Syrian Army captured the Palmyra Triangle area, Palmyra Castle, Qatari Castle, and al-Amriyah village, as well as many hilltops including Jabbal Hayyal and Jabbal al-Tar after an assault on 1 March. On the same day, the Syrian army and allies backed by warplanes, had entered to the modern city of Palmyra and captured the al-Motaqadin street after captured the western and northern western sections of the city amid information about pulling back by ISIL from the city. On the next day, ISIL launched a failed counter-attack following which SAA attacked and imposed full control over Jabal al-Tar and Palmyra Castle. ISIL later withdrew from most of Palmyra, after they mined many points in the city. However, they left behind suicide bombers in the eastern districts of Palmyra, to cover the retreat of the ISIL militants, and to hamper the progress of the Syrian Army. On 2 March, the Syrian Army recaptured the entire city of Palmyra, after ISIL fully withdrew from the city. On the next day, the Syrian Army captured the Palmyra Airport, and completely secured it on 4 March, after ISIL was forced to retreat to the Palmyra Grain Silos to the east of the airport. Losses 283 ISIL militants, 115 Syrian Army soldiers and five Russian servicemen were reported killed during the offensive by the SOHR, while the Russian military claimed more than 1,000 ISIL militants had been killed or wounded overall and that hundreds of ISIL vehicles were destroyed, including 19 tanks, 37 armored infantry fighting vehicles, 98 technicals and more than 100 other vehicles. Aftermath The Syrian Army continued to advance in the regions around Palmyra, after the recapture of the city. By late May 2017, all roads linking Damascus with Palmyra came under the control of the Syrian government. See also Battle of al-Bab Siege of Deir ez-Zor (2014–17) East Aleppo offensive (2017) References External links Coalition Airstrike Destroys 168 Da'esh Oil Tanker Trucks in Central Syria VIDEO: Palmyra Front (March 3, 2017): Palmyra Liberation: The Road Back from T-4. Palmyra Military operations of the Syrian civil war in 2017 Military operations of the Syrian civil war involving the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Homs Governorate in the Syrian civil war Military operations of the Syrian