Syrian army encircles last IS stronghold in Syria: Reports

Beirut: Syria`s army and its allies have surrounded and started to enter Albu Kamal, Islamic State`s last significant stronghold in Syria, the pro-Hezbollah al-Manar television reported on Wednesday. 

Islamic State`s caliphate has been all but destroyed over the past two years in Syria, remaining only in Albu Kamal and a few neighbouring towns and patches of desert, and some isolated pockets elsewhere.