At least 47 killed in clashes between Islamic State and Syrian rebels - monitor


  • World
  • Saturday, 05 Sep 2015

BEIRUT (Reuters) - At least 47 fighters were killed in clashes between the Islamic State group and rival Syrian rebels, a monitor said on Saturday, in an area where the United States and Turkey are planning to open a new front against Islamic State militants.

The renewed fighting raged on Friday around the rebel-held town of Marea, 20 km (12 miles) from the Turkish border, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

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