BEIRUT, Lebanon - A string of suicide attacks in Syria by the Islamic State group has killed at least 40 people, mostly pro-regime fighters, in one of the jihadists deadliest operations in months, a war monitor said Wednesday.
Despite pro-government forces ousting the group from urban centres in eastern Syria last year, surprise raids in recent months have killed dozens of regime and allied fighters.
A Syrian military source accused Israel on Tuesday of firing at one of its warplanes as it car... [see source for more information]