Syria troops, allies retake most of last IS-held town: monitor
A rocket is fired by Syrian forces near the border town of Albu Kamal on November 10, 2017 (AFP Photo/STRINGER)/ Beirut (AFP) - Syrian troops and allied fighters advanced Saturday to capture most of Albu Kamal, a monitor said, in a tug-of-war over the Islamic State group's last urban stronghold in the country. The town in Syria's oil-rich Deir Ezzor province has changed hands several times, with government troops announcing its capture but losing it to a blistering IS counter-attack a week ago. Syria's army and Lebanese, Iranian and Iraqi ...
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