Russian Airstrikes Hit Deir Ezzor; ISIS Defeated, Says Russias Defense Chief

Russian airstrikes have killed 21 people, apparently civilians, in a town in eastern Syria held by the Islamic State terrorist group, reports the Syrian Observer.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a monitoring group based in the U.K., said Wednesday's strikes hit the village of Al-Jerzi, which is on the banks of the Euphrates River in Deir Ezzor province.

Ten children and four women were among the dead, the monitor's spokesman told AFP. The strikes reportedly targeted...