Syria government repels IS attack in Aleppo province

Syria's military says its troops and allied fighters have repelled an attack by the Islamic State group on a government-held area south of Aleppo province.
The attack today took place in Khanaser, southeast Aleppo, a strategic region that links Aleppo with central and western Syria.
The military media arm says the IS attack was repelled.
The opposition Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says IS fighters launched the attack on military posts in the area, triggering intense clashes and leaving many casualties.
IS-affiliated Aamaq news agency claimed IS fighters killed 30 government soldiers in the attack on Um Mayal village east of Khanaser.

The government wrested control of the strategically- located Khanaser from IS last year. Since, IS has lost most of the areas it had controlled in Aleppo province.