30 regime fighters, jihadists dead in IS assault in east Syria: monitor
A fighter from the Syrian pro-government forces mans a riffle inside a damaged house in the recently recaptured village of Joubah during an offensive towards the area of Al-Bab in Aleppo province, on November 25, 2016. Attacks are still being carried out in eastern Syria. PHOTO | AFP
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- At least 12 regime fighters and 20 IS militants were among the dead in the IS attack on government positions in the city of Deir Ezzor.
BEIRUT
More than 30 members of government forces and Islamic State group fighters were killed Saturday in a ferocious jihadist assault in eastern Syria, a monitoring group said.
At least 12 regime fighters and 20 IS militants were among the dead in the IS attack on government positions in the city of Deir Ezzor, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
