ISIS Said To Control Parts Of Strategic Town In Homs Province
May 13 2015
Islamic State (ISIS) fighters have launched attacks on Syrian government positions in Homs province, reports Agence France-Presse.
ISIS began an offensive Tuesday night in and around the town of al-Sukhna, about 220 km (140 mi) east of Homs city, said the U.K.-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Government forces repelled the attacks in some areas, but fighting was still ongoing in other places, said a military source.
About 30 soldiers and 20 ISIS fighters have...
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