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Isis is 'cut off from rest of world' as rebels expel Islamists from Turkish border.

Isis has lost control of its last territories on the border with Turkey, monitoring groups say, in a major blow to the group's ability to receive foreign fighters from the rest of the world.

The entire Turkish border has now been cleared with the help of the Free Syrian Army.

Speaking to The Independent a spokesperson for the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Isis had conceded control of its last two villages on the border, retreating to positions around 7-8km to the south.

It completes an operation to take control of the area by the rebel Free Syrian Army, backed by a Turkish ground offensive that began at the town of Jarablus on 24 August.

"Isis is losing the border because they had operations against the Free Syrian Army, and also operations against the Kurdish, and against the regime," Mr Abdulrahman said,

On Saturday, more Turkish tanks rolled over the border into Al-Rai, a town some 55km (34 miles) west of Jarablus, and over the weekend a pincer Turkish-rebel offensive has been closing the gap between the two.

Mr Abdulrahman, from the UK-based Observatory, also said: "Everything is finished. There is no more Isis at the border."

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Photo of the Tanks used by the Turkish Armed Forces that were seen on the hills at the Turkey - Syria borderline.