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Islamic State Kills 246 in Druze Area of Southern Syria
(Asharq Al-Awsat-UK) 246 people were killed, including 135 civilians, in coordinated ISIS suicide bombings and shootings on Wednesday in the Druze-majority province of Sweida in southwestern Syria. The onslaught began with a triple suicide bombing in the city of Sweida, followed by attacks with guns and explosives on villages to its north and east. At least 45 ISIS militants died in the attacks, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.