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| A clash with “terrorists” in eastern Syria resulted in the deaths of four Russian soldiers, Russia’s defence ministry said on Sunday. | A clash with “terrorists” in eastern Syria resulted in the deaths of four Russian soldiers, Russia’s defence ministry said on Sunday. |
| Russian and Syrian government troops and pro-government gunmen have been fighting members of the Islamic State group in the eastern province of Deir ez-Zor where the extremists resumed their attacks against government forces and their allies in recent weeks. | Russian and Syrian government troops and pro-government gunmen have been fighting members of the Islamic State group in the eastern province of Deir ez-Zor where the extremists resumed their attacks against government forces and their allies in recent weeks. |
| The Russian ministry said the dead were military advisers attached to a Syrian army unit in the Deir ez-Zor. | The Russian ministry said the dead were military advisers attached to a Syrian army unit in the Deir ez-Zor. |
| It said in a statement reported by Russian news agencies: “Two Russian military advisers, who controlled fire of the Syrian battery, died at the scene.” Five others were wounded, two of whom died in a Russian military hospital, and 43 insurgents were killed in the nighttime battle. | It said in a statement reported by Russian news agencies: “Two Russian military advisers, who controlled fire of the Syrian battery, died at the scene.” Five others were wounded, two of whom died in a Russian military hospital, and 43 insurgents were killed in the nighttime battle. |
| The Russian statement came two days after Isis said its fighters launched a surprise attack on Wednesday from two axes on a joint Syrian/Russian convoy west of the town of al-Mayadeen, killing 15 Syrian and Russian soldiers. Isis claimed its militants destroyed five army trucks and armoured vehicles and damaged a rocket-launcher. | The Russian statement came two days after Isis said its fighters launched a surprise attack on Wednesday from two axes on a joint Syrian/Russian convoy west of the town of al-Mayadeen, killing 15 Syrian and Russian soldiers. Isis claimed its militants destroyed five army trucks and armoured vehicles and damaged a rocket-launcher. |
| Amid Syria’s horror, a new force emerges: the women of Idlib | |
| In the same area, Isis fighters stormed three Syrian army checkpoints, killing eight soldiers and capturing five others, the group said. | In the same area, Isis fighters stormed three Syrian army checkpoints, killing eight soldiers and capturing five others, the group said. |
| It was not immediately clear if Isis was speaking about the same area where the Russian advisers were killed. | It was not immediately clear if Isis was speaking about the same area where the Russian advisers were killed. |
| The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a war monitor, said Isis fighters launched two new attacks in Deir ez-Zor on Saturday near al-Mayadeen and the town of al-Boukamal near the Iraqi border. | The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a war monitor, said Isis fighters launched two new attacks in Deir ez-Zor on Saturday near al-Mayadeen and the town of al-Boukamal near the Iraqi border. |
| The Observatory said 76 troops and pro-government gunmen, as well as 25 Isis fighters, died in five days of fighting in Deir ez-Zor. | The Observatory said 76 troops and pro-government gunmen, as well as 25 Isis fighters, died in five days of fighting in Deir ez-Zor. |
| Russia has provided crucial military support to president Bashar al-Assad’s forces, helping them to roll back mainstream rebels and Isis. Russia and Syria both refer to the armed opposition as “terrorists”. | Russia has provided crucial military support to president Bashar al-Assad’s forces, helping them to roll back mainstream rebels and Isis. Russia and Syria both refer to the armed opposition as “terrorists”. |
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