(AP-Washington Post) Syrian government forces came under separate attacks from Islamic State militants and al-Qaeda-linked insurgents that killed nearly 50 soldiers and allied fighters. Beginning on Thursday, clashes with ISIS in the desert in Homs province killed 27 soldiers. Separately, insurgents of al-Qaeda-linked Hayat Tahir al-Sham attacked government forces in northwest Syria, where a cease-fire is supposed to be in place, killing 21 soldiers and allied fighters.
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