Syrian army captures Islamic State village near Aleppo
BEIRUT -- The Syrian army captured the small town of Deir Hafer east of Aleppo from Islamic State on Wednesday, a Syrian military source said, part of its operations to drive back the jihadist group and consolidate its control in that area.
It was the site of an important Islamic State headquarters and contained a command and control centre, an arms manufacturing site, field hospitals and highly engineered fortifications, the source said.
