The Syrian army is moving to take control of areas previously held by the SDF in the governorate of Aleppo. Its forces have taken control of Deir Hafer, some 50km (30 miles) east of the city of Aleppo, after the SDF announced it would start withdrawing from its strongholds in the city.

Syrian forces are hunting ISIS fugitives after dozens escaped from a prison in northeastern Syria, the interior ministry said, as the government moves to take territory from Kurdish fighters.

Syria's government was in full control of Aleppo on Sunday after taking over the city's Kurdish neighbourhoods and evacuating fighters there to Kurdish autonomous areas following days of deadly clashes.

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In the space of two days, the Syrian military, aided by tribal militia, has driven Kurdish forces from wide swathes of northern Syria that they have held for more than a decade.

Kurdish-led forces withdrew on Sunday from Syria's largest oil field, a conflict monitor said, as government troops extended their grip over swathes of territory in the country's north and east.

Military says it seized 34 villages and towns in the region as it keeps taking over territories from Kurdish fighters.