Scores Dead As ISIS, Troops Contest In Embattled Deir Ezzor

Fighting between Islamic State terrorists and Syrian government forces are into their fourth day in Deir Ezzor, reports Agence France-Presse.

On Saturday, ISIS attacked the eastern city, dividing its eastern half from the west. The terrorist group has also cut the supply route leading to the city's key Mezzeh military airport.

As of Tuesday, government troops, backed by Russian and Syrian airstrikes, were clashing with the militants, said the U.K.-based Syrian Observatory...