Iran says fight to retake eastern Syria, Idlib will start soon

05:32, November 09, 2017

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  Syria army retakes Deir Ezzor city from IS: monitor

  Smoke rises from buildings following an air strike by Syrian government forces in the eastern city of Deir Ezzor, on October 31, 2017, during an operation against Islamic State (IS) group jihadists. Photo: AFPSyria's army and allied fighters have retaken the city of Deir Ezzor from the Islamic State group in a Russian-backed operation, a monitor said on Thursday.There was

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  Syria says it liberated Deir el-Zour city from IS militants

  A Syrian refugee family from the Deir el Zour, Syria. (Photo: VCG)DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The Syrian army announced on Friday it liberated the long-contested eastern city of Deir el-Zour from the Islamic State group — a largely symbolic victory in the military's bigger fight to capture the last remaining IS strongholds in the oil-rich province along the border with

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  IS attack killed at least 75 displaced Syrians

  Damage in the eastern Syrian city of Deir Ezzor during a military operation by government forces against Islamic State group jihadists on November 5, 2017A car bombing by the Islamic State group killed at least 75 displaced civilians who had fled fighting in eastern Syria, a monitor said Sunday, as the cornered extremists try to defend their last strongholds.Syrian government