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Islamic State attacks government, Russian forces in Syrian desert

Russia also carried out airstrikes in the eastern Deir ez-Zor province, where the Islamic State has been particularly active recently.
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Islamic State (IS) militants have attacked Syrian regime and Russian forces in Syria’s central and eastern desert regions.

According to local news reports, an attack occurred in the area of al-Masrib in the west of Deir ez-Zor province. IS targeted Syrian government and allied militia forces, Step News reported yesterday. The Sada AlSharqieh news outlet reported Dec. 11 that seven Syrian regime soldiers were killed during an IS ambush and that clashes between the two continued afterward.

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