IS attack kills 33 Syrian soldiers
Middle East
11 August, 2023, 11:50 am
Last modified: 12 August, 2023, 02:57 pm
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said IS "members targeted a military bus" in Deir Ezzor province on Thursday
A view of the old city of Mosul and buildings destroyed during past fighting with Islamic State militants, in Mosul, Iraq February 1, 2022. REUTERS/Khalid al-Mousily/File Photo
At least 33 Syrian regime soldiers were killed in an attack on a military bus in the conflict-torn country's east blamed on Islamic State group jihadists, a war monitor said Friday.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said IS "members targeted a military bus" in Deir Ezzor province on Thursday, killing "33 soldiers and wounding more than 10 others".
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