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Syrian pro-government forces advance on a road through the town of Khanasser, which is the sole link between government-held areas in and around Aleppo and those in the rest of the country, after they reportedly recaptured it from Islamic State (IS) group fighters, on February 29, 2016. The Syrian army retook a strategic town from the Islamic State group, paving the way for the reopening of its sole supply route to main northern city Aleppo. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said troops still needed to clear the jihadists from hills overlooking the key highway before it could be fully secured. State news agency SANA hailed its recapture just two days after its fall to the jihadists. / AFP / GEORGES OURFALIAN (Photo credit should read GEORGES OURFALIAN/AFP via Getty Images)