Syrian army seizes key IS stronghold, state TV says

3 April 2016, 4:49 pm

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Syrian troops seize the key Islamic State group bastion of Al-Qaryatain, dealing the jihadists a new blow in the country’s center a week after expelling them from Palmyra, state television says.

“The army with backing from supporting forces [pro-regime militia] brings back complete security and stability to the town of Al-Qaryatain, after crushing Daesh terrorists’ last remaining positions there,” state television says, using an Arabic acronym for IS.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group, however, says fighting is still raging in the east and southeast of the town, in the desert of the Homs province.

— AFP