DHAKA: The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group has seized more territory from Syrian rebels in Aleppo province near the border with Turkey.

The advance by the armed group on Tuesday threatens to cut off supply lines used by Syrian rebel factions fighting both ISIL and the Syrian government, reports the Aljazeera on Wednesday.

The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said rebel groups have sent reinforcements to ward off the offensive, which has seen four villages and a town previously held by the al-Qaeda-affiliated Nusra Front fall to ISIL fighters.

A video posted by ISIL on YouTube showed its fighters walking without opposition in the town of Umm al-Qura in Aleppo.

On Tuesday, the pro-ISIL Aamaq News Agency released a video showing fighters with the group as they captured Umm al-Qura. The video showed the fighters marching in fields near the village, as well others shooting from the roof of a building.

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