Hundreds Dead As Islamic State Seizes Syrian Air Base: Monitor -- Reuters
(Reuters) - Islamic State militants stormed an air base in northeast Syria on Sunday, capturing it from government forces after days of fighting that cost more than 500 lives, a monitoring group said.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said at least 346 Islamic State fighters were killed and more than 170 members of government forces had died since Tuesday in the fight over Tabqa base, making it one of the deadliest confrontations between the two groups since the start of Syria's war.
The Observatory, which monitors violence in Syria through sources on the ground, said fighting raged inside the air base on Sunday. It was the Syrian army's last foothold in an area otherwise controlled by Islamic State, which has seized large areas of Syria and Iraq.
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More News On The Fall Of The Syrian Tabqa Airbase To The Islamic State
ISIS Militants Capture Air Base From Syrian Government Forces -- NYT
Syria conflict: Islamic State seizes Tabqa airbase -- BBC
ISIS captures major air base in Syria -- CBS/AP
Jihadists seize Syria's Tabqa airport after bloody battle: NGO -- AFP
Islamic State Captures Major Air Base in Syria From Government -- WSJ
Islamic State militants seize Syrian airbase -- The Guardian
Clashes rage over Syria's Tabqa air base -- Al Jazeera
Islamic State captures Tabqa air base in Syria -- Deutsche Welle
Isil fighters capture key Syrian air base in sign of growing strength -- The Telegraph
Islamic State militants capture key Syrian air base - giving them open road to the sea and massive store of weapons and ammunition -- Daily Mail
My Comment: This is a major victory for the Islamic State .... but apparently they lost hundreds of fighters while trying to take control of this massive Syrian airbase.
Update: A special thanks to regular reader and commentator mlacix for giving me the heads up on this story.
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