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Syria says repels Islamic State attack on air base

BEIRUT - A Syrian military source said on Saturday that government forces had repelled an attack by Islamic State militants on an air base in the eastern province of Deir al-Zor, one of the last remaining government stronghold in eastern Syria.

 

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Islamic State fighters broke into the Deir al-Zor air base at dawn on Saturday but were forced to retreat. It said 119 fighters on both sides were killed.

 

A Syrian security source, when asked about the breach, said: "The terrorists have been unable to control the air base."

 


פרסום ראשון: 12.06.14, 14:35