The freed civilians were released to the village of al-Baghalieh, north of the besieged city of Deir el-Zour. (AFP File Photo)
BEIRUT:
A Britain-based activist group says ISIS has set free 270 people it captured last week during intense fighting with Syrian government forces in the country's east.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said today that 50 more civilians are still held. The freed civilians were released to the village of al-Baghalieh, north of the besieged city of Deir el-Zour.
ISIS terrorists over the weekend launched a heavy offensive to take the city, which is controlled by the Syrian government deep inside ISIS territory. Over 100 people were reported killed in the fighting.
The Syrian state news agency SANA says government forces have so far managed to repel the advance on Deir el-Zour, with the help of Russian airstrikes.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said today that 50 more civilians are still held. The freed civilians were released to the village of al-Baghalieh, north of the besieged city of Deir el-Zour.
ISIS terrorists over the weekend launched a heavy offensive to take the city, which is controlled by the Syrian government deep inside ISIS territory. Over 100 people were reported killed in the fighting.
The Syrian state news agency SANA says government forces have so far managed to repel the advance on Deir el-Zour, with the help of Russian airstrikes.
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