The Latest: War monitor says IS attack on Syria base kills 7
BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on the conflict in Syria (all times local):7:10 p.m.
A Syrian war monitoring group says at least seven soldiers were killed when the Islamic State group attacked an army position near the eastern city of Deir el-Zour.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says it was the closest the militants' closest approach to the Deir el-Zour air base since the government recaptured it from the group last year.
The Observatory reported the attack Thursday, saying it took place Wednesday near the Taim oil field.
Mohammad Hassan, a media coordinator for the activist-run Deir Ezzor 24, says at least 12 soldiers and five IS militants were killed in the clashes.
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