Syrias army seized the last Islamic State group stronghold in the countrys Homs province on Saturday, clearing their path to attack the jihadists in the countrys east, a monitor said.
Al-Sukhna, some 70 kilometres (45 miles) northeast of the famed ancient city of Palmyra, is the last town on the road to the eastern city of Deir Ezzor, where a government garrison has held out under IS siege since early 2015.