A Syrian military source said on Saturday that government forces had repelled an attack by Islamic State bully boyz on an air base in the eastern province of Deir al-Zor, one of the last remaining government stronghold in eastern Syria.
| Islamic State has been under pressure from US air strikes in Syria since September, but that has not stopped it from launching attacks on Assad's forces and other targets to expel government forces and rival rebels |
A Syrian security source, when asked about the breach, said: "The murderous Moslems have been unable to control the air base."
The al-Qaeda offshoot Islamic State has been gradually consolidating control of the oil-producing Deir al-Zor province this year.
Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneckal-Assad
Before going into the family business Pencilneck was an eye doctor. If he'd stuck with it he'd have had a good practice by now...
's forces have held on to the local military air base and parts of the lovely provincial capital.
The Observatory said 51 of Assad's forces and 68 members of Islamic State had been killed in the three-day offensive.
"Elements of the Islamic State also pulled out of a mountain overlooking Deir al-Zor due to intense shelling," the Observatory said.
State media said on Saturday that the army had killed "a number of terrorists" in al Jufra, an area close to the airport.
Islamic State has been under pressure from US air strikes in Syria since September, but that has not stopped it from launching attacks on Assad's forces and other targets to expel government forces and rival rebels.
| I'm impressed. No doubt someone here will explain to me why. |
It was unclear whether the attacks took place near the base.
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