From Syria reports that regime forces and pro-Iranian militias have abandoned their positions in the east of the country, with an emphasis on the Deir ez-Zor region, including Kamal, near the border with Iraq. 

The forces have gone to reinforce army units in Homs and Damascus in light of the advance of opposition forces.

According to reports, the Syrian army withdrew from its positions in the east after an agreement with the "Syrian Democratic Forces" - a militia of mostly Kurdish fighters supported by the US. According to reports, Russia was also involved in transferring the territory from the Assad army to the Kurdish force (in the video of the Kurdish force entering Deir ez-Zor).