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IS kills 24 civilians in Syria

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Damascus, July 29: At least 24 civilians were killed on Friday by Islamic State (IS) militant group in Syria, the country's Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported. [Syrian rebel group says it is probing child-beheading video, Reuters reports]

The IS fighters stormed the village of Buwair to break the siege imposed by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces rebels (SDF), in the IS-held town of Manbej in the key province of Aleppo, Xinhua news agency reported.

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Th SDF succeeded in recapturing the towns stormed by the IS over the past 24 hours.

Manbej has a strategic importance to the US-backed rebels due to its location near Turkey.

Capturing Manbej would deprive the IS of a key stronghold near Turkey.

IANS

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