Damascus-allied militia advances into Deir al-Zor province - Syrian Observatory

BEIRUT (Reuters) - An Iraqi Shi'ite militia fighting alongside Syrian government forces against Islamic State advanced into Syria's eastern Deir al-Zor province on Friday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group reported.

The advance led by Harakat al-Nujaba drove Islamic State fighters further back into their stronghold province of Deir al-Zor. Many IS fighters have moved there from Raqqa, where the group is under pressure separately from U.S.-backed militias, according to monitors and people displaced by fighting.