Location: The heavily populated town of Qaryatain lies south west of Palmyra, which is home to towering Roman ruins, and is located some 50 miles from the Assad regime-held city of Homs
* Suicide bombers stormed Qaryatain paving the way for overnight clashes
* ISIS jihadis finally overwhelmed Assad regime soldiers earlier today
* Capture of the town allows ISIS to unify several key areas under its control
* Qaryatain is home to 40,000 people - many of them members of Syria's ancient Christian community
Jihadis fighting for the Islamic State have seized a key town in central Syria in what is the terror group's most significant advance since capturing the ancient city of Palmyra in May.
The heavily populated town of Qaryatain lies south west of Palmyra, which is home to towering Roman ruins, and is located some 50 miles from the Assad regime-held city of Homs.
ISIS fanatics seized the town earlier this morning after three suicide bombers targeted army checkpoints at the entrance to Qaryatain yesterday.
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Islamic State group seizes central Syrian town -- AP
IS overtakes al-Qaryatain, Syria -- UPI
Islamic State Seizes Key Town in Central Syria -- VICE
Isis Moves Closer to Damascus; Seizes Key Syrian Town Near Palmyra from Assad Soldiers -- IBTimes
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