Syrian rebels, including jihadists, seized the last government-held town on the main highway between second city Aleppo and the city of Hama to the south, a monitoring group said. 

Jihadist group "Jund al-Aqsa and opposition groups have seized full control of the town of Morek after a fierce offensive," the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

Jund al-Aqsa hailed the victory on its Twitter account.