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Islamic State kills 41 US-backed fighters in eastern Syria: monitor

Published: 27 Oct 2018 - 03:19 pm | Last Updated: 01 Nov 2021 - 07:11 am

AFP

Beirut: The Islamic State group has killed 41 US-backed fighters in Syria battling to oust the jihadists from their eastern holdout of Hajin on the Iraqi border, a war monitor said Saturday.
IS late Friday used suicide bombers as part of a counter-attack against the Syrian Democratic Forces, backed by the US-led coalition against the jihadists, said the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human rights.