13 Syrian soldiers killed in IS gas field attack

Source: Xinhua| 2019-12-20 21:00:47|Editor: Shi Yinglun
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DAMASCUS, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Islamic State (IS) militants attacked a gas field in central Syria's Homs province, killing 13 Syrian soldiers, a war monitor reported Friday.

The IS militants launched the attack on Thursday night on the gas field in the desert region in the eastern countryside of Homs, killing 13 soldiers and four workers, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

The Britain-based watchdog group said around 292 Syrian soldiers and pro-government fighters have been killed by the IS in the desert region since March.

The IS militants have largely been defeated in their key bastions in northern and northeastern Syria.

However, thousands of the IS militants are hiding in the sprawling desert region east of Homs and Deir al-Zour provinces.

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