Fighting rages around military airport in Syria
- 9 years ago
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Amateur videos posted online purport to show Islamic State militants and Syrian regime forces battling for control of a military air base around Deir al-Zor province.
It's one of the last strongholds in the east for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government.
Islamic State controls all but a few pockets in the province, whose oilfields have been a major source of revenue for the group.
But its operations have come under strain in recent months...
...ever since a U.S.-led coalition came into the mix and started launching air strikes against them.
The latest battle between Islamic State and Syrian forces comes as a mass grave was revealed in Deir al-Zor province.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says it contains the bodies of more than 230 people killed by Islamic State.
Amateur videos posted online purport to show Islamic State militants and Syrian regime forces battling for control of a military air base around Deir al-Zor province.
It's one of the last strongholds in the east for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government.
Islamic State controls all but a few pockets in the province, whose oilfields have been a major source of revenue for the group.
But its operations have come under strain in recent months...
...ever since a U.S.-led coalition came into the mix and started launching air strikes against them.
The latest battle between Islamic State and Syrian forces comes as a mass grave was revealed in Deir al-Zor province.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says it contains the bodies of more than 230 people killed by Islamic State.