Monitor says IS militants kill 35 soldiers, pro-govt fighters in eastern Syria attack
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The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Islamic State fighters killed at least 35 Syrian soldiers and pro-government forces in an attack on several areas in the city of Deir al-Zor on Saturday.
"The fighters have infiltrated the northwestern side of the city and carried out the attacks," the Observatory which monitors the conflict in Syria via a wide network of local sources, said.
Islamic State group is in control of most of the eastern province while the government is holding parts of the city including a military airport which are under siege by the group.
