Reuters: Syrian forces retake Deir al-Zor hospital after 'major' Islamic State offensive
Syrian government forces retook a hospital in Deir al-Zor after Islamic State attacked it on Saturday following a dawn offensive by the militants on the besieged eastern Syrian city, a war monitor and state media said.
The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which monitors Syria's five-year-long war, said Islamic State had killed at least 35 members of the Syrian armed forces and detained some medical staff from the hospital.
The fighting in and around the hospital also killed at least 24 Islamic State fighters, the Observatory said.
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WNU Editor: The Twitter feed for Deir al-Zour has a lot of news and information. The link is here.
More News On The Battle For Deir al-Zor
Syrian forces regain control of hospital in Deir Az-Zor -- Al Jazeera
IS 'attacks Syria hospital, kills 20, takes hostages' -- AFP
Syria conflict: IS 'overruns hospital in Deir al-Zour' -- BBC
Islamic State Militants Stormed a Government Hospital in Syria and Killed the Troops Inside -- VICE News
Dozens of Syrian army forces killed in ISIS-led offensive in Deir ez-Zor -- ARA News
Syrian army recaptures IS-held hospital in Deir al-Zour -- Xinhuanet
Syrian Army Repels Daesh Attack on Deir ez-Zor Airfield -- Sputnik
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