BREAKING NEWS

Air strikes hit Islamic State in eastern Syria

Air strikes, believed to have been carried out by US-led forces, hit Islamic State and other Islamist groups in eastern Syria on Saturday, a monitoring group said.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said at least 31 explosions were heard in the province of Raqqa, a stronghold of IS, adding casualties were reported.
The monitoring group said warplanes also struck areas east of the desert town of Palmyra in Homs province.