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Urgent: Syrian army captures major IS stronghold in Aleppo countryside

Xinhua, March 29, 2017 Adjust font size:

The Syrian army on Wednesday captured the town of Deir Hafer, a major stronghold for the Islamic State (IS) group in the eastern countryside of Aleppo province in northern Syria, state news agency SANA reported. Endit