Islamic State attack southeast of Aleppo thwartedThe Russian Defence Ministry has released footage it claims shows airstrikes on Islamic State group positions in eastern Syria. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says the army has repelled an Islamic State attack southeast of Aleppo, after clashes temporarily cut a supply route linking the city to other government-held areas of Syria. REUTERS/Khalil AshawiThe Syrian army and allied forces thwarted the attack and the road opened up again, the Observatory said. Islamic State militants did not make any new gains in the area, it said. It is the army's supply route to Aleppo city, home to around 1.5 million people, which the government and its allies took full control of in December.

Source: Stuff January 26, 2017 19:46 UTC