More than 50 fighters killed in clashes between Syrian regime, IS
The New Arab Staff & Agencies
Clashes in the Syrian desert have killed more than 50 fighters from the Syrian regime and Islamic State, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says
Clashes between Russia-backed
Syrian regime forces and
the Islamic State group have killed more than 50 fighters on both sides in two days, a Britain-based war monitor said on Saturday.
Fighting and Russian air strikes in the deserts of Homs province since late Thursday have claimed the lives of 20 pro-regime fighters and 31 IS militants, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
“The fighting started in the night of Thursday to Friday with a jihadist assault on regime positions” near the town of Al-Sukhna, Observatory head Rami Abdel Rahman said.
