Deir el-Zour fell to the group following an attack and fierce clashes.
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Beirut: Syrian activists and the Islamic State group say the militants have seized a district previously held by Syrian troops in the eastern city of Deir el-Zour.
The industrial district of Deir el-Zour fell to the group late Wednesday following an attack and fierce clashes between the two sides.
The IS-affiliated Aamaq news agency said Thursday that the group began its attack on the district with three successive suicide operations that struck Syrian army outposts inside.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also reported the IS capture of the district.
The city in the country's east is held mostly by IS but Syrian troops control a few districts inside and the Deir el-Zour airport on the outskirts of the city.
( Source : AP )
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