Syrian air strikes in the jihadist-held **rthern city of Raqa on Saturday killed 35 people, including 15 Islamic State (IS) members, a monitoring group said. "Regime warplanes carried out eight air strikes targeting Raqa and its surroundings," said Syrian Observatory for Human Rights director Rami Abdel Rahman. The strikes come amid a stepped-up campaign by President Bashar al-Assad's regime targeting IS positions in **rthern and eastern Syria. The Islamic State group first emerged in Syria's war in late spring 2013, when it was named the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
09-07-2014, 05:32 PM
Jihadists among 35 dead in Syria air raids: NGO
Syrian air strikes in the jihadist-held **rthern city of Raqa on Saturday killed 35 people, including 15 Islamic State (IS) members, a monitoring group said. "Regime warplanes carried out eight air strikes targeting Raqa and its surroundings," said Syrian Observatory for Human Rights director Rami Abdel Rahman. The strikes come amid a stepped-up campaign by President Bashar al-Assad's regime targeting IS positions in **rthern and eastern Syria. The Islamic State group first emerged in Syria's war in late spring 2013, when it was named the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
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