Islamic State captures Syrian government-held district in Deir ez-Zor

Islamic State captures Syrian government-held district in Deir ez-Zor
December 24, 2015 - 14:41 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - Syrian activists and the Islamic State group say the militants have seized a district previously held by Syrian troops in the eastern city of Deir ez-Zor, the Associated Press reports.

The industrial district of Deir el-Zour fell to the group late Wednesday, December 23, following an attack and fierce clashes between the two sides.

The IS-affiliated Aamaq news agency said Thursday that the group began its attack on the district with three successive suicide operations that struck Syrian army outposts inside.

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also reported the IS capture of the district.

The city in the country's east is held mostly by IS but Syrian troops control a few districts inside and the Deir el-Zour airport on the outskirts of the city.

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