Islamic State kills at least 40 in suicide attacks in Syria
Most of the dead are pro-Syrian regime fighters, with the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights calling it one of the group’s deadliest operations in months
Beirut — A string of suicide attacks in Syria by the Islamic State (IS) group has killed at least 40 people, mostly pro-regime fighters, in one of the jihadists’ deadliest operations in months, a war monitor said on Wednesday. "Three bombers with explosive belts targeted Sweida city alone, while the other blasts hit villages to the north and east," said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Rami Abdel Rahman, the head of the Britain-based observatory, said the group then followed up with further attacks, seizing three of the seven villages it had targeted. He said 26 pro-government fighters had been killed and more than 30 people wounded in the attack on populated areas close to Sweida city. Syria’s official news agency SANA confirmed the attack had killed and wounded people in the provincial capital. State television also reported casualties in villages to the north and east, adding that the army was "targeting positions of the Daesh (IS) terrorist group" in Sweida province’s ea...
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