Fierce fighting between Syrian government forces and the Islamic State group has killed 64 combatants in Raqqa province over a 24-hour period, a monitoring group said Wednesday.
The clashes come with the army pressing an advance through Raqqa, in northern Syria, towards neighbouring Deir Ezzor, the only remaining province of the war-ravaged country still in the hands of IS militants.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a British-based monitor, said the fighting had claimed the lives of 38 militants and 26 pro-government combatants since Tuesday morning.
Read the whole story from Middle East Eye.
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Fierce fighting between Syrian government forces and the Islamic State group has killed 64 combatants in Raqqa province over a 24-hour period, a monitoring group said Wednesday.
The clashes come with the army pressing an advance through Raqqa, in northern Syria, towards neighbouring Deir Ezzor, the only remaining province of the war-ravaged country still in the hands of IS militants.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a British-based monitor, said the fighting had claimed the lives of 38 militants and 26 pro-government combatants since Tuesday morning.
Read the whole story from Middle East Eye.
Featured image courtesy of Twitter
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