FILE PHOTO: People shop along a street in the city of Homs, Syria in this handout picture provided by SANA on April 7, 2017. SANA/Handout via REUTERS
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian government and allied forces have taken the last major town in Homs province from Islamic State, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Saturday, as the army advances towards militant strongholds in the east of the country.
The town of al-Sukhna lies some 50 km (30 miles) northeast of the ancient city of Palmyra, which was captured by government forces in March.
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