IS gunmen cuts Syrian gov't forces supply route to Aleppo
Xinhua, February 22, 2016 Adjust font size:
The Islamic State (IS) cut the government forces' road into Syria's northern city of Aleppo, reports said on Monday.
The terror-designated group captured three points on the road to Aleppo overnight, said the pan-Arab al-Mayadeen TV.
It added that the Syrian army is working on reopening the road, the only supply route for the Syrian government to the city.
Other reports said a large convoy of reinforcements has been sent from eastern Aleppo to help recapture the road.
Meanwhile, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said intense battles are taking place around the road on several fronts.
The Syrian army has been making strides against the insurgents in the eastern countryside of Aleppo, Syria's largest city and once an economic hub.
The terror groups were routed out of key areas in Aleppo recently by the Syrian army and the Kurdish-backed Syrian Democratic Forces.
The IS action followed the deadly bombings a day earlier which killed over 150 Syrians in the central province of Homs and the capital Damascus in southern Syria. Endit