Syrian Observatory says IS cut Deir ez-Zor road, military source denies
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BEIRUT - The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said an Islamic State attack on Thursday cut off the main road between Deir ez-Zor city and Palmyra, but a Syrian military source denied this.
The Observatory, a Britain-based war monitor, said Islamic State militants mounted an attack and captured the town of al-Shoula on the major road. The Syrian military source said the army thwarted the attack, denying that Islamic State militants had taken the town and cut off the route.
