Syrian government troops take southern district from IS

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian government forces and their allies have captured a southern district from the Islamic State group. The development comes after weeks of fighting that left scores dead on both sides.
The government-linked Syrian Central Military Media says the army took Tulul al-Safa region on Monday, ending the presence of the extremists in the country’s south.
Despite being mostly defeated in Syria and Iraq over the past two years, IS still has hideouts from where they