Islamic State's final enclave in eastern Syria was pounded with air strikes and artillery on Monday in a US-backed assault aimed at wiping out the last shred of its territorial rule that once spanned a third of Syria and Iraq.

Last Islamic State enclave in eastern Syria pounded in US-backed assault

Syrian forces lost three villages to IS near a highway that links Aleppo to Damascus

US-backed forces advance against Islamic State in Syria

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Last Islamic State enclave in eastern Syria pounded in US-backed assault

US-backed forces advance against Islamic State in Syria