A string of suicide and gun attacks in southern Syria claimed by the Islamic State has killed 156 people, including 62 civilians, in one of the groups deadliest operations in months, a UK-based activist group has said.
Despite pro-government forces ousting the group from urban centres in eastern Syria last year, surprise raids in recent months have killed dozens of government and allied fighters.
A Syrian military source accused Israel on Tuesday of firing at one of its warplanes as it carried... [see source for more information]