Russian-backed air strikes hit Islamic State in southern Syria: sources

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http://l1.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/YnGhI4UjHK_AS1azdWzJ2w--/YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b247aD04Njt3PTEzMDs-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2018-07-22T141506Z_2_LYNXMPEE6L0F9_RTROPTP_2_MIDEAST-CRISIS-SYRIA-ISRAEL.JPG (https://www.yahoo.com/news/russian-backed-air-strikes-hit-islamic-state-southern-121433380.html)By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - Russian and Syrian jets stepped up their bombing of an Islamic State bastion along the Jordan-Israel border in southwestern Syria, as the militants pushed into areas abandoned by other rebel groups, diplomatic and opposition sources said. Islamic State-affiliated forces entrenched in the Yarmouk Basin, which borders the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights and Jordan, also repelled a ground attack by the Syrian army and its allies, the sources added. The rural area has become the main battleground in the sensitive border region after a major Syrian army offensive backed by its Russian allies routed other rebel groups who were once supported by Washington, Jordan and Gulf states.



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