Civilian casualties have surged in the frenzied battles to drive Islamic State from the oil-rich Syrian province of Deir Ezzour, where U.S.-led forces and the Russian-backed regime are fighting the extremists, say activists and human-rights groups.
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Fri, 10/13/2017 - 5:33pm
Civilian casualties have surged in the frenzied battles to drive Islamic State from the oil-rich Syrian province of Deir Ezzour, where U.S.-led forces and the Russian-backed regime are fighting the extremists, say activists and human-rights groups.