The ISIS jehadist group has expanded its control inside an eastern Syrian city after clashes and suicide attacks killed at least 26 regime fighters, a monitor said.
ISIS militants seized the industrial neighbourhood in Deir Ezzor after a fierce offensive that began on Wednesday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
The attack began when three ISIS suicide bombers drove explosive-laden cars into the neighbourhood, killing at least 11 members of pro-government forces, the Britain-based monitor said.