Daily Mail: Syria takes complete control of Damascus for first time in six years after ousting ISIS from final pocket of resistance
* The Syrian army declared victory over ISIS after clearing the last few jihadis
* Government troops captured southern Damascus and Yarmuk from the militants
* In a statement they said they 'would not stop until all Syrian land is purified'
Syria's army said on Monday it was in full control of the capital Damascus and its outskirts after ousting the Islamic State group, marking a major milestone in the seven-year war.
'The Syrian army announces today that Damascus, its outskirts and surrounding towns are completely secure,' it said in a statement carried on official media.
The development came after troops had captured a key southern portion of Damascus from ISIS, the statement said, including the Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmuk and the adjacent district of Hajar al-Aswad.
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