The Syrian army has seized a village from ISIS in western Syria, state media and a group monitoring the war reported on Tuesday, retaking territory in an area where the extremist group had recently advanced near a vital north-south highway. The captured village, al-Hadath, is about 30 km (20 miles) east of the highway linking the cities of Damascus and Homs. ISIS was reported to have captured the nearby village of Maheen on Nov. 1. Rami Abdulrahman, director of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group, said heavy clashes were under way between government forces and ISIS fighters at Hawareen, which adjoins Maheen. A newsflash on state TV said government forces were successfully advancing towards Hawareen, Maheen, and Qarayatain, which ISIS seized from government control in August.