Islamic State kills about 100 in southwest Syria
By Reuters
26 July 2018 |
5:10 am
Islamic State militants killed dozens of people in a series of attacks on government-held parts of southwestern Syria on Wednesday (July 25), including multiple suicide blasts in Sweida city, official sources said.
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