DEIR AL-ZOR, Syria/BEIRUT – US-backed Syrian militias on May 1 relaunched their offensive to seize the last territory Islamic State controls in the east near the border with Iraq.
Reuters: US-backed Syrian forces resume battle against Islamic State
Members of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and US soldiers (L) gather at the al-Tanak oil field as they prepare to relaunch a military campaign against the Islamic State (IS) group, near Abu Kamal, province of Deir Ezzor, eastern Syria on May 1, 2018.
