The semi-official Tasnim news agency is reporting that will allow Russian jetfighters to fly over its airspace to support military operations in Syria. ___2:05 p.m.Syrian opposition forces say they have advanced inside the Islamic State-held town of al-Bab, in northern Syria. The Turkish-backed Ahrar al-Sham militia announced Saturday on Twitter that opposition forces had taken the city's silos and sports complex in its southwestern districts. Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group also reported the hospital's capture. The Turkish-backed forces are racing to seize al-Bab before rival Syrian government forces arrive.

Source: Fox News February 11, 2017 12:22 UTC