DAMASCUS, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Syrian reinforcements arrived Friday in desert regions in the central and northern parts of the country, preparing to launch a new campaign against remnants of the Islamic State (IS) group, a war monitor reported.

The Syrian military backup reached the Rasafeh desert in the northern province of Raqqa, the provincial capital of which is the de-facto capital of IS, and the Sukhneh desert in the central province of Homs, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

The UK-based watchdog group said the imminent military campaign aims to comb those areas to track down IS militants.

With its massive defeat in 2018, the IS militants are still present in the Syrian desert, carrying out frequent attacks against Syrian military vehicles and positions, resulting in dozens of casualties.

In March, 13 Syrian soldiers were killed by an IS ambush in the desert of Homs. Enditem

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