Syrian government warplanes and special forces have destroyed several positions of the Islamic State group in the eastern province of Deir el-Zour, regaining territory lost to the extremists Saturday when Syrian troops were hit with airstrikes by the US-led coalition.
The state-run SANA news agency quotes an unnamed military official as saying that dozens of IS fighters have been killed in the offensive on Tharda mountain under the cover of Syrian airstrikes.
IS had claimed that its fighters captured Tharda mountain, which overlooks the city’s government-controlled airport.
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The Syrian military official said government troops had regained control of areas the extremists captured, “as a result of the American aircraft aggression.”
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says IS fighters shot down a Syrian Russian-made MiG warplane over Tharda mountain, killing the pilot.
The Observatory reports that intense airstrikes by Russian warplanes have killed at least 38 IS fighters since Saturday.
— AP
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