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ISIS Militants Attack SDF Positions, Killing 23

January 08 2019

Syria

At least nine ISIS members and 23 fighters from the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have been killed in fighting near the Euphrates River valley, reports Agence France-Presse. 

Fighting broke out on Sunday and lasted into Monday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a U.K.-based watchdog group, said on Tuesday. 

Poor weather limited visibility in the area, which may have emboldened the terrorists, said the observatory. 

The terrorist group often uses poor visibility...

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