Jihadists from the Islamic State group have seized parts of a military base in Syria’s Raqa province in fierce fighting that left dozens dead, a monitor said on Thursday.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the extremist group was engaged in heavy fighting with troops at Brigade 93 in Raqa, where IS already controls the regional capital. The monitor said at least 27 regime forces had been killed, along with 11 jihadists, including three who launched the assault by blowing themselves up at the entrance to the base and around it last night. The Observatory said Islamic State (IS) fighters “were in control of large parts of the base”.