Fighters from Islamic State (IS) have taken control of a key Syrian government airbase, activists say.
The Tabqa airbase was the last remaining stronghold of Bashar al-Assad’s government in Raqqa province.
Syrian state TV confirmed that government forces had “evacuated” the airbase, saying they were “regrouping” and were conducting airstrikes.
More than 191,000 people have now been killed in the three-year-old Syrian conflict up to April, the UN says.
IS, formerly known as Isis, has expanded its reach into large parts of eastern Syria and northern Iraq in recent months.
The US has launched limited airstrikes against the group in Iraq but has not targeted them in Syria. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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