Clashes rage between Syrian forces, IS militants
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Intense clashes raged Tuesday between the Syrian government troops and the Islamic State (IS) militants near a military base and gas wells in the country's central province of Homs, a monitoring group reported.
The clashes raged between the warring sides at the Kherbat al- Tayyas area southwest of the T4 military airbase in the eastern countryside of Homs amid confirmed reports that the Syrian troops recaptured Kherbat al-Tayyas from the IS fighters, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Right.
The Observatory said the clashes also renewed Tuesday between the IS and the government troops near the al-Shaer gas field and the Jahar gas wells in the eastern countryside of Homs, adding that the Syrian air force struck the conflict areas in tandem with shelling by the Syrian ground troops.
The IS has unleashed an offensive to recapture the al-Shaer gas field after losing it for the Syrian troops three months ago. The terror group's fighters also attacked the Jahar gas wells in recent days amid reports that large chunks of both sites have fallen to the IS, which prompted the Syrian troops to unleash a great firepower to wrest back control over the key gas wells and field.
The IS has also attempted to attack the T4 airbase in recent days but their attempts were rendered flat by the airbase forces.
The IS has been focusing its attacks in Syria in oil-rich areas, capturing almost all of the oil fields in the eastern province of Deir al-Zour near the Iraqi borders.
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