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ASSAD'S ADVANCE

Syrian troops tighten noose around ISIS fighters in northern city of Al-Bab – but fears grow of clash with Turkish forces

Assad's troops are pushing to encircle jihadists in northern Syria as they race towards Turkish lines

ISIS fanatics holed up in a key Syrian city face annihilation with Bashar al-Assad's forces set to surround them.

Government forces are tightening the noose around the northern city of Al-Bab - the sick group's last stronghold in the battle-scarred province of Aleppo.

Syrian forces are tightening the noose around ISIS fighters in the northern Syrian city of Al-Bab
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Syrian forces are tightening the noose around ISIS fighters in the northern Syrian city of Al-BabCredit: Reuters
The city is the last remaining stronghold of ISIS in the region of Aleppo
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The city is the last remaining stronghold of ISIS in the region of AleppoCredit: Reuters
Government forces are close to blocking the last exit from the city. They are now within a few miles of linking up with Turkish forces that are surrounding ISIS to the north
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Government forces are close to blocking the last exit from the city. They are now within a few miles of linking up with Turkish forces that are surrounding ISIS to the northCredit: Reuters

Extremists are surrounded to the north by Turkish troops and to the south by Syrian.

But advancing Syrian forces are expected to push towards the Turkish front line within days and entrap thousands of ISIS jihadists in the city.

A military commander of the army said: "There is one narrow passage left out of al-Bab."

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Now, fears have been raised that clashes could break out between the advancing Syrians and Turkish forces on their territory.

The meeting of the two sides would mark the first time they have met since Turkey entered the conflict to hamper the ISIS and Kurdish advance.

Turkey is wary of allowing the Kurdish Peshmerga to gain too much land in Iraq and Syria, fearing a united Kurdish state on its border.

Syrian soldiers are now hoping that Russians fighting alongside Turkish troops will be enough to defuse tensions.

Russia's military has strongly supported Al-Assad's regime.

But that has raised fresh fears the Syrians and Turkish forces could clash after the latter invaded Syrian territory to subdue ISIS and Kurdish forces
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But that has raised fresh fears the Syrians and Turkish forces could clash after the latter invaded Syrian territory to subdue ISIS and Kurdish forcesCredit: Reuters
Turkish militia have pinned their hopes on embedded Russian troops being able to broker good relations between the two armies
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Turkish militia have pinned their hopes on embedded Russian troops being able to broker good relations between the two armiesCredit: Reuters
Syrian troops have slowly pushed back ISIS after gaining the upper hand against rebels in the city of Aleppo
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Syrian troops have slowly pushed back ISIS after gaining the upper hand against rebels in the city of AleppoCredit: Getty Images
But they will have to later turn their attention towards the city of Palmyra and ISIS's de facto capital Raqqa
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But they will have to later turn their attention towards the city of Palmyra and ISIS's de facto capital RaqqaCredit: Reuters

ISIS jihadists are slowly being pushed out of Iraq and Syria after overrunning most of the two countries during the Syrian civil war.

Iraqi special forces are now working to push fanatics out of Mosul - the country's third city and the group's last major toehold in Iraq.

ISIS still holds its de facto capital Raqqa in Syria, the ancient city of Palmyra and vast swathes of the Syrian desert.

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