Syrian govt forces advance towards IS stronghold in Aleppo

Syrian government forces have advanced towards Islamic State terror group's last major stronghold in Aleppo province, cutting off the main supply route into al-Bab.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said troops have captured Tal Uwayshiya, a hill 9 kilometers



to the south-east. It overlooks a key road linking al-Bab to the IS-controlled city of Raqqa, in a neighbouring province. Al-Bab is now almost surrounded by Turkish-backed Syrian rebels. The rebels are laying siege from the north, east and west.