Syrian Army recaptures key Aleppo supply route

The Syrian army has retaken control of a road that was the only route into the government-held side of the second city of Aleppo, state media report. Soldiers had driven back Islamic State (IS) militants, who seized the road from Aleppo to the towns of Khanaser and Ithriya last month, state TV said. The UK-based […]

The Syrian army has retaken control of a road that was the only route into the government-held side of the second city of Aleppo, state media report.
Soldiers had driven back Islamic State (IS) militants, who seized the road from Aleppo to the towns of Khanaser and Ithriya last month, state TV said.
The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights confirmed the report.
Aleppo has been divided in two since 2012, with the government controlling the western half and rebels the east.
IS meanwhile controls a large swathe of territory to the east and north-east of the city, once Syria’s commercial and industrial hub.